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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, Sweden] Dalli denies resignation pre-announced by Barroso (full statement)

The Maltese Commissioner has issued a statement which follows. This statement is brought to you exclusively by New Europe, which is the first news source to make it public. The European Commission press service has REFUSED was not technically equipped to
New Europe
added Oct 18, 2012 03:12
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[Europe, Sweden] A timeline: John Dalli OLAF investigation

Earlier this summer, on July 11, Commissioner John Dalli was informed by hand delivered letter from the Director General of OLAF Giovanni Kessler that he was "considered to be a person concerned in an OLAF investigation
New Europe
added Oct 18, 2012 03:10
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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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[Europe, Sweden] EU: Review of Tobacco Legislation to Go Ahead Once New Commissioner in Place ($$)

A planned review of European Union tobacco legislation will go ahead once the Health Commissioner post is filled, a spokeswoman for the EU executive said Wednesday.
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Oct 18, 2012 03:03
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[Malta, Sweden] Press statement on behalf of the European Commission

Commissioner John Dalli has today announced his resignation as a member of the Commission, with immediate effect. Mr Dalli informed the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso of his decision following an investigation by OLAF, the EU's
Europa - European Commission
added Oct 16, 2012 17:08
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] EU health commissioner John Dalli quits over fraud inquiry

John Dalli, seen here at a news conference in July, rejects the findings against him
BBC Online
added Oct 16, 2012 17:07
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[Europe, Malta, Sweden] EU health commissioner resigns in 'snus' fraud probe

The European Commission said the health and consumer policy commissioner from Malta left "with immediate effect" after informing Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso "of his decision following an investigation by OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, int
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Oct 16, 2012 16:37
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[Sweden] Healthy Lungs May Keep Brain Running Smoothly

"The logical conclusion from this is that anything you could do to maintain lung function should be of benefit to fluid cognitive performance as well," study author Charles Emery, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University, said . . . "Maintain
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Oct 15, 2012 20:27
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