European Year of Education through Sport EYES 2004

The common position shows a high degree of convergence with the positions of both the European Parliament and the Commission. It accepts a large proportion of the European Parliament's amendments, which were accepted by the Commission in its amended proposal. The Commission therefore approves the common position, which was agreed unanimously, with Portugal abstaining. The Commission would therefore like the decision-making process to move forward rapidly so that all the administrative procedures needed to make the European Year of Education through Sport a success can be launched in good time.�