EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR RESEARCH Working Paper The situation of the circus in the EU Member States Education and Culture Series EDUC 111 EN PE 326.724 ii EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR RESEARCH Working Paper The situation of the circus in the EU Member States Education and Culture Series EDUC 111 EN 08 - 2003 This study was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport. This document is published in EN (original), DE, FR. Editors: Division for Social and Legal Affairs Directorate General for Research, European Parliament The authors' names appear at the beginning of each contribution. Responsible official: Pernille Winther, Principal Administrator Division for Social and Legal Affairs Tel.: (00352) 4300 22688 Fax: (00352) 4300 27720 E-mail:
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