The European Commission today issued a ‘detailed opinion’ against the draft German State Gambling Treaty. This detailed opinion confirms that the Commission believes the proposed German State Treaty is in breach of EU law. If the draft is not substantially changed after this warning, Germany risks formal infringement proceedings, referral to the European Court of Justice (CJEU) and ultimately financial penalties.

The EPSA 2011 Team at EIPA is pleased to announce that, following the three evaluation steps out of four completed so far, 58 applications from among the 274 submitted have been chosen to receive a Best Practice Certificate. These 58 applications were submitted by 18 countries in total, across the three EPSA 2011 themes.

As part of the new its new Strategic Framework, Caritas Europa calls for tenders to evaluate the European Solidarity Fund (ESF) system.

Created by Caritas Europa in 1996, the ESF is a multi-lateral mechanism, coordinated at Caritas Europa level that offers solidarity-based financial support for structural costs to its member organisations, which for various reasons are unable to autonomously finance the structural expenses of their core basic operational structures.

Yesterday, 13 Turkish soldiers were killed and 7 wounded in an ambush near Diyarbakir, reportedly set up by the PKK.

Ria Oomen-Ruijten: "I strongly condemn this attack and would like to express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims."