The EU expanded to include eight Eastern European countries at the beginning of 2004, and at the same time the Commission sought to challenge the Member States' restrictions on gambling and gaming monopolies. As Minister of the Interior, I argued with Commission Vice-President Frattini to key ministers on the legal protection of those involved in gambling and, among other things, on the reduction of social harm caused by gambling.
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The EU expanded to include eight Eastern European countries at the beginning of 2004, and at the same time the Commission sought to challenge the Member States' restrictions on gambling and gaming monopolies. As Minister of the Interior, I argued with Commission Vice-President Frattini to key ministers on the legal protection of those involved in gambling and, among other things, on the reduction of social harm caused by gambling.