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Kosovo adopts strong and comprehensive tobacco control law

Kosovo has adopted a comprehensive tobacco control law in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The measures include: 100% smoke-free indoor public places, workplaces, and public transportation, as well as specified outdo
World Health Organization (WHO)
added May 9, 2013 13:39
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[Europe] Olaf leak questions legal basis of Dalli probe

Staes says they have information on a number of people inside the commission that have themselves met with tobacco industry lobbyists in contravention of the same rules that saw Dalli go. “Why can you blame a commissioner and force him to resign on the
EUobserver.com
added May 9, 2013 06:46
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ZELLER: Reflections on the ‘endgame’ for tobacco control

Any evaluation of endgame strategies must start from the premise that there is a continuum of risk associated with nicotine-delivering products. Strategies should be pursued that encourage the use of the cleanest and safest form of nicotine delivery. P
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:51
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CHAPMAN/WAKEFIELD: Large-scale unassisted smoking cessation over 50 years: lessons from history for endgame planning in tobacco control

nations which have banned or seriously restricted access to alternative nicotine delivery systems (eg, the European Union, New Zealand, Brazil, Australia, Oman, Singapore, Thailand) would be wise to take great care before considering unravelling their sm
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:47
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SMITH: Questions for a tobacco-free future

Discussion of an endgame can inspire new visions of the possible. These new visions will come with new challenges. The shift from a movement focused on control to one aiming towards a tobacco-free future may reveal new rifts. Some of these may come from
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:44
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WARNER: An endgame for tobacco?

The continuing scourge of tobacco-produced disease is unlikely to yield to today's evidence-based interventions. Several public health visionaries have introduced tobacco endgame proposals with the goal of substantially reducing, and perhaps entirely eli
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:43
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Tobacco endgame strategies: challenges in ethics and law

Tobacco endgames will face vehement political opposition, fuelled by industry lobbying. Beyond politics, public health advocates have to think through the ethical minefields and inevitable legal challenges. The political and legal battles, however hard,
Tobacco Control
added May 8, 2013 23:42
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[Europe, Malta] Transparency groups tell Barroso to remove Swedish Match lobbyist on ethics committee

Transparency watchdogs in Brussels have called on European Commission president José Manuel Barroso to revoke the membership of Michel Petite from his ad hoc ethical committee that is expected to regulate lobbying inside the EU. The groups - Corporate E
Malta Today (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:47
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[Europe, Malta] MEPs take Barroso to task over Dalli case

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has to explain why he failed to ensure the investigation on John Dalli stood before he forced his resignation, two French MEPs said yesterday as they published a damning report on the case. “Can you imag
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:40
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[Europe, Malta] One set of rules for Dalli and one for Barroso?

Mr Staes said the two were not in Malta to defend Mr Dalli, who Mr Bové described as a political adversary with whom he had fought over the Commission’s decisions on genetically modified food. However, they both argued that the OLAF report had really ma
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 8, 2013 21:39
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