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[Europe] EU tobacco lobbying is 'David vs. Goliath'
The tobacco industry in Brussels spends over €5 million a year and employs around around 100 full-time lobbyists to influence EU legislation ... “We, in the Smoke Free Partnership, are only two people working,” Kemp told euro-deputies, pro-tobacco repres
Feb 26, 2013
EUobserver.com
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Feb 28, 2013 11:12
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[Europe] Dalli affair: Catherine Day to field questions from MEPs
MEPs will not be distracted from shedding light on the Dalli case. They are hell-bent on getting answers on how the European Commission managed this affair via the discharge procedure. In Malta, MEPs will find out what lies within the infamous European A
Jan 18, 2013
Europolitics (Europe Information Service) (be)
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Jan 18, 2013 14:09
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[Europe] MEPs want inquiry into EU tobacco scandal
Leading lawmakers from Europe's Greens called Wednesday for an inquiry into a tobacco lobby scandal that cost the bloc's top health official his job late last year. French MEP Jose Bove and Belgian Bart Staes demanded "a special committee of inquiry" in
Jan 9, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Jan 10, 2013 08:41
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[Europe] Ex-EU health chief vows to fight tobacco bribe links
The European Union's former health commissioner vowed on Wednesday to challenge the findings of an EU anti-fraud investigation linking him to bribery, which led to his resignation last week.
Oct 25, 2012
Reuters
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Oct 28, 2012 00:48
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[Europe] EU urged to press ahead with tobacco crackdown amid lobbying scandal
Doctors call on government to speak out amid fears that tobacco industry influence is blowing tough new measures off course
Oct 26, 2012
The Guardian (uk)
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Oct 26, 2012 12:21
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[Europe] Dalli Resignation Leaves E.U. With a Mystery
Mr. Dalli warned Wednesday that representatives of the tobacco industry "have been lobbying all the commission, and they have been meeting all the commission and their staff over the past months." He described an "onslaught in the commission by the tobac
Oct 25, 2012
New York Times
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Oct 25, 2012 05:29
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[Belgium, Malta] Dalli stands his ground, claims tobacco industry conspiracy
John Dalli, Malta’s EU Commissioner until he was forced to resign on Tuesday, yesterday came out fighting against what he says was his forced resignation from the European Commission in a bid to kill off the EU’s upcoming tobacco directive, he said yeste
Oct 21, 2012
Malta Independent (mt)
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Oct 21, 2012 20:52
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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
Oct 19, 2012
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
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Oct 19, 2012 03:33
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[Europe] EU health commissioner resigns over anti-fraud case
The European Union's top health official resigned on Tuesday after an anti-fraud investigation connected him to an attempt to influence EU tobacco legislation, the European Commission said.
Oct 16, 2012
Reuters
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Oct 16, 2012 17:09
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[Europe, Ireland, Malta] Behind the scenes in Brussels: a world where lobbyists oil every decision
The affair has shed a light on the shadowy world of lobbying, but particularly the power of the tobacco lobby. The revelation last week in this newspaper that the Taoiseach met senior tobacco industry figures has raised uncomfortable questions for the Go
May 30, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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May 29, 2013 20:26