EPHA Working Group on Tobacco policy – March 2013

by EPHA | Apr 4, 2013 | Uncategorized

The EPHA Working Group on Tobacco met on 19 March 2013 to discuss EPHA’s position on the Revised Tobacco Products Directive. On March 19 2013, the Secretariat met with its members to discuss EPHA’s position on the Revised Tobacco Products Directive and the...

[Press Release] Out of touch – European Parliament backs tobacco subsidies & votes an agriculture policy unfriendly to public health

by EPHA | Mar 14, 2013 | News Release

Brussels, 13 March – The European Public Health & Agriculture Consortium (EPHAC) is disappointed by the European Parliament’s approval of coupling subsidies to tobacco production. Tobacco should not have a place in the 2014-2020 EU Common Agricultural...

[Press Release] EU agriculture budget must favour healthy foodstuff, not chronic disease in the form of tobacco subsidies

by EPHA | Mar 4, 2013 | News Release

Brussels, 4 March – In the run up to next week’s European Parliament (EP) vote on the 2014-2020 EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), national delegations from the three largest political groups in the EP (1) are set to decide their negotiating mandate for...

Protection from second hand smoke improved, but still too high

by EPHA | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized

A report by the European Commission confirms that the exposure to second hand smoke has decreased considerably since 2009, although the differences among countries are still important. In 2009 the European Commission adopted the Council Recommendation on Smoke-Free...

[Press Statement] In the fight against Tobacco, Cancer & Heart Disease, the new Tobacco Directive is a battle that cannot be lost

by EPHA | Feb 19, 2013 | News Release

Brussels, 19 February – Today the chairs of two prominent health groups in the European Parliament (EP) have renewed their support for a strong Directive on Tobacco Products. Representing the largest political groups in the EP, the European Parliament’s MEP...