Industry tactics in a changing tobacco control policy environment
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MEP Zeljana Zovko EPP, Croatia
MEP Manuel Pizarro S&D, Portugal
24 March 2021
16:00 - 17:30 CET
Online
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the best global tool to combat tobacco industry interference, providing clear guidelines to protect public health policies and reduce tobacco-related deaths.
Following the launch of a new report “Targeting the European Commission: The 7 Lobbying Techniques of Big Tobacco” join our online discussion to discuss what more the European Commission can do to reduce tobacco-related deaths and protect public health
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Programme
16:00 - 16:10 : Welcome and Introductions
Zeljana Zovko MEP, EPP Croatia
16:10- 16:20 : Importance of FCTC Article 5.3 in the EU context
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly
16:20 - 16:30 : Targeting the European Commission: The 7 Lobbying Techniques of Big Tobacco | Report overview
Olivier Hoedeman, Corporate Europe Observatory
16:30 - 16:40 : Tobacco lobbying and Public health
SmokeFree Partnership & European Respiratory Society representatives
16:40 - 16:50 : The EU in the global context of tobacco control and lobbying
Andy Rowell, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath, research partner in STOP, the global tobacco industry watchdog.
16:50 - 17:00 : European Commission efforts to increase transparency
Álvaro de Elera, Member of the Cabinet of Věra Jourová, Vice President for Values and Transparency, European Commission
17:00 - 17:25 : Roundtable Q&A
Moderated by Sascha Marschang, Acting Secretary General, EPHA
17:25 - 17:30 : Conclusion and Closing Remarks
Manuel Pizarro MEP, S&D, Portugal
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