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[Europe, France, Germany, UK] BAT Smokes Out E-Cigarette Rivals

British American Tobacco (BAT) is preparing to launch its biggest assault to date on the electronic cigarette market as it attempts to bolster sales of tobacco substitute products. Sky News understands that the world's second-biggest tobacco company by
Sky News (uk)
added May 24, 2013 18:28
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[Europe] Warning images for cigarette packs do not make a strong enough emotional impact

if the European Commission wants to improve the efficacy of its anti-smoking campaigns, it should produce a new set of images that make a stronger emotional impact. These are some of the conclusions of research conducted in the Department of Personality,
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added May 22, 2013 12:14
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[Europe] ‘Dead in its tracks’ – UKIP leader and MEPs slam EU over legislation that could ‘kill’ the e-cig industry

Nigel Farage has accused the EU of having “no understanding of people or business” over proposals which could limit retailers’ ability to sell electronic cigarettes. The UKIP leader launched the blistering attack after health lobbyists backed up Europea
betterRetailing (uk)
added May 21, 2013 06:21
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[Europe] TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE: ANOTHER “CASE STUDY” IN SPAIN?

new case of clear, public, unethical tobacco industry interference. Altadis ... has launched a campaign addressed to the Spanish political class and Nation’s government to oppose the European tobacco products directive. This campaign includes tobacco in
TobaccoRelated.org (Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology)
added May 19, 2013 14:19
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[Europe] Bulgarians hope proposals to restore EU tobacco subsidies will help save their jobs

But many Europeans still rely on the crop for an income, and hope proposals to restore EU subsidies will help save their jobs. In Bulgaria, the EU's poorest member state, many feel they have an especially raw deal.
Balkans.com (cy)
added May 17, 2013 23:38
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[Europe, Malta] Surprising allies: from the Dreyfus affair to Dalligate

French MEP José Bové is convinced Dalligate was a “set-up by the tobacco lobby to bring down the commissioner”.
Malta Today (mt)
added May 15, 2013 09:46
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[Europe] E-cigarettes: safer alternative to tobacco or potential health risk?

Should they be regulated as medication or as tobacco products? These issues are currently being considered as part of a review of the tobacco products directive. MEPs also debated it with experts during a workshop on 7 May.
Europarl (European Parliament)
added May 14, 2013 12:56
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[Europe, Malta] Were ‘EU funds’ a ruse for Kessler to bypass OLAF rules?

OLAF’s watchdog says the Dalli investigation was conducted on some irregular lines: ... was he egged on by the powerful and political interests at stake - a complaint given "special priority" by President Barroso himself and one which struck right at the
Malta Today (mt)
added May 14, 2013 04:31
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[Europe, UK] LYONS: The new EU directive: quit smoking or die

In December 2012, the EU's executive, the European Commission, announced its proposals to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), originally passed in 2001, to take account of 'significant scientific, market and international developments' that have
spiked (uk)
added May 9, 2013 17:22
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[Europe, Malta] Defending anti-fraud agency over Dalli affair

Giovanni Kessler, head of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), has gone from accuser to accused. In a phone interview with Mark Micallef he speaks of his agency’s actions,which led to John Dalli’s resignation as European Commissioner.
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:52
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