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[Europe] Totally Wicked Welcomes the JURI committee's Opinion of the EU Tobacco Products Directive

The draft Directive at present proposes to subject electronic cigarettes to the medicines licensing regime, essentially amounting to a ban on the product as currently sold.
PR Newswire
added May 8, 2013 14:03
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[Europe] OLAF contrived funds’ allegations to interview Zammit in Malta

Supervisory Committee report questions legality of methods used by OLAF as a pretext to come to Malta and interview Silvio Zammit.
Malta Today (mt)
added May 7, 2013 15:00
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[Europe, Malta] MEPs: Barroso has to answer for damning OLAF investigation

Green MEPs Jose Bove and Bart Staes have accused European Commission president Jose Barroso of being politically "at fault" in having forced the resignation of John Dalli without verifying whether an OLAF investigation on bribery allegations forwarded by
Malta Today (mt)
added May 7, 2013 14:58
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[Europe, Malta] DALLIGATE: ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ DOCUMENT HIGHLIGHTS OLAF INVESTIGATION FLAWS

A confidential 23-page Olaf supervisory committee report presented to members of the press by two foreign MEPs this evening highlights flaws in the EU’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) investigation on former EU Health Commissioner John Dalli, who was forced to
Malta Independent (mt)
added May 7, 2013 14:57
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[Europe, Malta] After OLAF leak, Kessler says his office’s independence is at stake

Giovanni Kessler, the head of the European Union's anti-fraud agency OLAF, has rejected criticism over an investigation that prompted the resignation of former health commissioner John Dalli, insisting their work was "fair, thorough".
Malta Today (mt)
added May 8, 2013 15:20
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[Europe, Malta] VIDEO: Updated: MEPs publish confidential report on Dalligate - desribe it as 'a bomb'

Two Green MEPs currently in Malta on a fact finding mission concerning Dalligate this afternoon published a confidential report by the OLAF supervisory committee which they described as "a bomb".
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 7, 2013 14:59
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[Europe, Malta] INFORMATION ‘RAISING MORE QUESTIONS’ TO BE HANDED TO AUTHORITIES

Belgian MEP Bart Staes and French colleague José Bové, from the European Greens, today will be meeting local authorities including police commissioner Peter Paul Zammit, as part of their fact finding mission on the controversial circumstances surrounding
Malta Independent (mt)
added May 7, 2013 14:55
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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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[Asia, Australia, Europe, UK] Tobacco control - political will needed

All countries should now implement and enforce FCTC smoke-free policies, close exemptions and concessions that many countries provide, and explore extensions that will reduce exposure to children, as seen in New York where smoking is prohibited in parks
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:32
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[UK] Tobacco control efforts in Europe

grounds for optimism are provided by progress in implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in the development of a new generation of nicotine-containing devices that could enable more widespread adoption of harm-reduction stra
The Lancet (uk)
added May 7, 2013 08:27
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