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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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[Europe, Malta] Witness denies she came up with figure of €60m

Defence lawyers of Sliema restaurateur Silvio Zammit yesterday pressed the police’s witness Gayle Kimberley on whether she was the one who came up with the €60 million figure at the heart of the Dalligate scandal. Dr Kimberley denied it categorically, b
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:51
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[Europe, Malta] Kimberly denies she was the one who asked for €60m bribe

Lawyer Gayle Kimberly, the local representative of Swedish Match this afternoon denied in court that she was the person who had asked for €50m to €60m to secure the lifting of the EU ban on snus smokeless tobacco.
Times of Malta (mt)
added May 9, 2013 06:48
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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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[Europe] CORONAKIS: Barrosogate Outlook

John Dalli is not part of the Barrosogate equation anymore as his innocence is now crystal clear and what remains to be seen is how will he be compensated by the European Commission, his European People's Party and his country, all three owing to him at
New Europe
added May 9, 2013 06:26
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[Asia, India] Tamil Nadu bans chewing tobacco products

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to ban chewing tobacco products like gutka and paan masala in the state to help prevent cancer, Chief Minister J Jayalalitha announced on Wednesday.
Deccan Herald (in)
added May 9, 2013 00:45
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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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[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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