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[Belgium, Europe, Malta, Sweden] Brussels Break-Ins Investigated as 'Tobaccogate' Unfolds

But “tobaccogate” is likely to rumble on. As Nils Wadstrom, a Swedish journalist, posted on Twitter: . . . Tobaccogate is the story of the year. Mind-blowing.
New York Times Blogs
added Oct 21, 2012 16:48
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[Belgium, Europe, Malta] Anti-tobacco NGO will not be cowed

Anti-tobacco NGO European Respiratory Society (ERS) says it will not be cowed by targeted office break-in and John Dalli’s “controversial” resignation. The president of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) has urged his members to stand firm and not be
Malta Today (mt)
added Oct 21, 2012 16:42
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[Belgium, Malta, Sweden] Brussels anti-tobacco NGOs 'overturned, ransacked by intruders'

48 hours after John Dalli resignation, anti-tobacco NGOs speculate over reasons behind ransacking of their fifth-floor offices.
Malta Today (mt)
added Oct 19, 2012 03:35
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] EU Details Official's Role in Tobacco Lobbying ($$)

European officials have given new details of an alleged cash-for-influence scandal that has forced the resignation of European Union Health Commissioner John Dalli, while Mr. Dalli has defended himself, saying he was told to quit and claiming that a tobac
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Oct 19, 2012 03:33
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[Belgium, Europe, Malta, Sweden] Anti-smoking campaigners accuse tobacco lobby after office break-in

Brussels police have swept the offices of two major public health organisations for bugs following a break-in at a building in the rue de Tréves in which laptops and documents relating to their battles against the tobacco industry were stolen.
The Guardian (uk)
added Oct 18, 2012 22:40
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] Snus: an export ban and EU tobacco rules

The product is banned under the EU's Tobacco Product Regulation Directive that defines tobacco for oral use as "all products for oral use, except those intended to be smoked or chewed".
Times of Malta (mt)
added Oct 18, 2012 08:29
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[Europe, Malta] Dalli had two meetings with tobacco lobbyists

John Dalli held two meetings with tobacco lobbyists that were organised by a Sliema businessman, according to the head of the EU’s anti-fraud arm OLAF. The information released yesterday by Giovanni Kessler, director general of OLAF, during a press con
Times of Malta (mt)
added Oct 18, 2012 08:05
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] EU freezes tobacco law after lobbying scandal

The European Commission has frozen work on its new anti-tobacco law, despite warnings it is falling into a tobacco industry trap. Spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde-Hansen said on Wednesday (17 October) that internal talks on the law - "inter-service consultatio
EUobserver.com
added Oct 18, 2012 03:56
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] Health NGOs decry 'big tobacco' attempt at derailing Dalli anti-smoking campaign

The European Public Health Alliance claimed Dalli's resignation showed "how powerful the tobacco industry can be in influencing and undermining decision makers that are trying to support public health measures. . . . The cancer charity Smoke Free Partne
Malta Today (mt)
added Oct 18, 2012 03:21
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] Exclusive: John Dalli interview on OLAF, resignation, tobacco directive [VIDEO]

John Dalli came to New Europe's Brussels HQ on the morning of October 17, and was interviewed by Alexandros Koronakis and Cillian Donnelly on the OLAF investigation, his resignation, and the tobacco directive.
New Europe
added Oct 18, 2012 03:05
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