by EPHA | Dec 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today, December 1st, Australia is making public health history by being the first country in the world to implement plain packaging for cigarettes. After long debates, strong pressure from the tobacco industry that went as far as to the country’s High Court,...
by EPHA | Nov 5, 2012 | News Release
Following the resignation of the Health Commissioner and the designation of a new Maltese Commissioner to replace Mr Dalli, a coalition of civil society organisations wrote to European Commission President Barroso calling for (already overdue) progress to be made on...
by EPHA | Oct 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
On 27 September 2012, the EPHA Secretariat organised an extra-ordinary meeting of its working group on tobacco policy. The meeting aimed at discussing the soon-to-be released Commission proposal for a revision of the Tobacco Products Directive. On 27 September 2012,...
by EPHA | Oct 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Smoke Free Partnership is pleased to announced the launch of its new website available at www.smokefreepartnership.eu The website has been completely overhauled for a better and more organised user experience, and includes new and updated areas, such as: TobTaxy...
by EPHA | Sep 10, 2012 | News Release
Following a disingenuous and deceitful press release issued last Sept. 5th by the European Confederation of Tobacco Retailers, a coalition of public health NGOs, of which EPHA is an active member, has sent today a reactive letter to the editor to the main European...
