The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP4) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products closed with new commitments to strengthen...
The FCTC (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) secretariat says that the week-long discussions resulted in decisions on: tobacco control and the environment; increasing resources for tobacco...
As the Convention of the Parties eleventh meeting approaches EU member states still find themselves in different camps. The Conference of the Parties (COP), the governing...
The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, strongly regrets that the European Commission has chosen not to make its dealings with the tobacco industry more transparent in line...
Amid all the furore yesterday (22 October) about the new Commission, the European Parliament also quietly voted against ending EU subsidies to tobacco crops. While on...
Algirdas Šemeta, EU anti-fraud commissioner, welcomed the decision adopted by Council today (9 December) for the EU to sign the WHO Protocol on the Elimination of...
