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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, doping in sport has become a worrying phenomenon, which the European Union is obliged to confront because, as the Commission has said, national responses are not sufficient. It is important that we combat these practices, since they violate sporting ethics by preventing fair competition between athletes in all sports and in all countries.
The practice of doping undoubtedly gives society a negative image of the values which should govern sport. As a member of Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education, I see sport as an instrument for educating people and I sincerely believe in the values that should be communicated through sport.
European children and young people must return to the idea that sport is a healthy, character-building and sociable activity, in which the important thing is to participate. It is clear that doping in amateur sport is a reflection of something very different, which has nothing to do with education or sociability.
I would, therefore, call on the Commission to intensify its research into doping substances, detection methods and the impact of using doping substances on health, with a view to reducing cases of doping and protecting our sportspeople from the danger it poses to their moral and physical well-being."@en1
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