Tobacco and Trade: an unhealthy and harmful marriage On 31st May, we celebrate the World Health Organization (WHO) initiated World No Tobacco Day which this year focuses on tobacco and lung health. While the health-harmful nature of traditional tobacco products is...
George Thurley, Alternate public health member of the European Commission Expert Group on EU Trade Agreements On the 30th April, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the EU’s Investment Court System (ICS), as included in the EU trade deal with Canada...
George Thurley, Alternate Public Health Member of the European Commission Expert Group on EU Trade Agreements; May van Schalkwyk, Policy Assistant, EPHA As tobacco control measures continue to be strengthened, both within EU national governments as well as across the...
Gabriel Siles-Brügge, Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Warwick & EPHA Scientific Advisor on Trade Policy Significant concerns have been raised regarding the risks posed by investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) for tobacco regulation....
By Susanne Løgstrup, Director, European Heart Network; Former Member of the European Commission Transatlantic Trade and Investment Agreement (TTIP) advisory group At the heart of international trade is the belief that it will have a positive economic benefit....
