The Agriculture Committee also argues that the long phasing-in period (9 years), with a low starting level (25 %) for the direct payments in the new Member States, means that farmers in these states are not competing on a level playing field with other European farmers on the European internal market and even their domestic markets.
Padome savā 2002. gada 25. aprīļa Lēmumā 2002/348/TI noteica, ka katra ES dalībvalsts izveido futbola centru, lai apmainītos ar policijas informāciju par starptautiska mēroga futbola sacensībām.