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[Europe] Parliament seeks secret Dalli file, mulls special inquiry

The European Parliament will formally demand sight of the report by OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud body, which preceded the resignation of former Health Commissioner John Dalli over alleged cash-for-influence from the Tobacco industry.
EurActiv
added Jan 18, 2013 14:06
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[Europe] NGOs: EC should implement UN tobacco lobbying rules

Transparency, public health and tobacco control NGOs has written to EU Commission President Barroso to complain about Commission officials having undisclosed meetings with tobacco lobbyists, in violation of UN rules. The undisclosed meetings are particul
maltastar.com (mt)
added Jan 18, 2013 13:43
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Commission must clear smoke about tobacco industry lobbying | Friends of the Earth Europe

Friends of the Earth Europe, together with partners from the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), has called on European Commission President Barroso to reveal all the facts about the extent of lobbying by the tobacco indu
Friends of the Earth International (nl)
added Jan 17, 2013 14:28
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New Price Rollback for Longhorn and Timber Wolf Pouches Announced

Swedish Match announced today that the company is reducing the factory selling price for all Longhorn and Timber Wolf pouches to $.90. The new list price represents a 31% reduction for Longhorn and a 49% reduction for Timber Wolf. The new pricing goes int
PR Newswire
added Jan 16, 2013 15:22
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[Europe] MEPs call for special committee to investigate tobacco lobbying

The European parliament's Greens/EFA group is seeking cross-party support for the creation of a special committee to examine whether the European commission has acted transparently in its dealings with tobacco lobbyists.
The Parliament Magazine (be)
added Jan 11, 2013 10:05
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[Europe] Commission under fire over tobacco lobbying

Members of the European Parliament have challenged the European Commission to explain its various contacts with the tobacco industry, and are urging the Parliament to set up a special committee of inquiry. José Bové and Bart Staes, two Green MEPs, said
European Voice (be)
added Jan 10, 2013 10:06
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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
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Jan 10, 2013 08:41
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Dalli Case: tobacco lobby refuses to co-operate with European Parliament

"The tobacco lobby is not demonstrating enough transparency in the Dalli case", said Inge Gräßle MEP, EPP Group Coordinator in the European Parliament's Budgetary Control Committee, following the refusal, despite prior agreement, of the tobacco company Sw
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) in the European Parliament (eu)
added Jan 7, 2013 16:55
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[Europe] Mysterious thefts scupper EU tobacco crackdown

But campaigners have been left stunned after the enforced resignation of the Maltese Commissioner, John Dalli - the driving force behind the directive - and a suspicious robbery in which laptops and documents containing the evidence to support the tough
The Independent (uk)
added Dec 31, 2012 12:32
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[Europe] EU appoints tobacco lobbyist to top ethics panel

The European Commission has attracted criticism for reappointing a tobbaco lobbyist to its ethics committee on lobbying. It gave the job to Michel Petite - a French lawyer at the London-based firm Clifford Chance, who works for US tobacco giant Philip Mo
EUobserver.com
added Dec 28, 2012 13:37
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