Eurocare submits its reply to the EU occupational safety and health policy...
In its response Eurocare has highlighted the need to focus on prevention of alcohol related harm at the workplace.[...]
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The vote on the Tobacco Products Directive was rescheduled for 8 October. EFA, together with other health campaigners, is deeply concerned about the delay tactics of the tobacco industry and what a d[...]
View Article[EPHA Briefing] Public health nutrition, food security and consumer...
As the EU Biofuels policy is being pushed through the European Union institutions (most recently the European Parliament), the European Public Health Alliance would like to raise awareness and add to[...]
View ArticleQuestions and answers on the new proposal for a Regulation on preventing and...
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 9 September 2013 What are invasive alien species (IAS)? Alien species are plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms that have been transported across ecological ba[...]
View ArticleEPHA Calls for a Strong Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) without further delay
Public health civil society organisations expressed their deep concern over the decision taken by the heads of political groups in the European Parliament on 5 September to postpone the debate and vo[...]
View ArticleReport - Amendment to the fuel quality directive and the renewable energy...
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC o[...]
View ArticleA water blueprint for Europe - Just Published - EU Bookshop
A water blueprint for Europe[...]
View ArticleResearch and Innovation in support of the European neighbourhood policy -...
7th framework programme[...]
View ArticlePolicy brief on social entrepreneurship - Just Published - EU Bookshop
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View ArticleAgency hears views from stakeholders on its conflicts of interests policy...
Highest quality scientific assessment requires the best scientific experts and protection of the assessment process from undue financial or other interests.[...]
View ArticleStatement by Commissioner Potočnik on the outcome of the vote in the European...
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 12 September 2013 I am pleased with the outcome of the European Parliament's vote today on the important issue of access to genetic resources and the fair and equit[...]
View ArticleHealth Policy Forum meeting (Brussels, 11 September 2013): Contributions...
European Commission - Brussels, 11 September 2013 [...]
View ArticleNational rules for the education in Complementary Medicine approved in Italy
On 7 February 2013, the State and the Regions and Autonomous Provinces Conference approved the national rules for the education in Complementary Medicine. The process which led to this important even[...]
View ArticleDraft agenda - Thursday, 26 September 2013 - PE 519.527v01-00 - Committee on...
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View ArticleBulgaria - No excise tax increases on cigarettes and alcohol in 2014 (16.09.13)
Bulgaria's Deputy Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova has confirmed that there will be no excise tax increases on cigarettes and alcohol in 2014, despite a European Union directive that cigarette excis[...]
View ArticleSweden - Tax increases expected on alcohol (14.09.13)
Sweden to increase taxes on alcohol - that is, taxes on wine and beer to go up by seven percent and the tax on spirits and very strong alcohol is to increased by a percentage point according to compo[...]
View ArticleIreland - Move to tackle cheap alcohol sales 'on way' (13.09.13)
NEW government policy is being drawn up to tackle the type of alcohol that is [...]
View ArticleTurkey- PM refutes charge of intervention in lifestyles through alcohol...
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today refuted claims that the government was interfering in people's lifestyles with the restrictions on the sale of alcohol that came into effect on Sept. 9. Read[...]
View ArticleHow can successful prevention strategies at EU level take account of...
The EU has a clear role to play in workplace health and safety, stresses a report from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). The report helps also to explain why the European F[...]
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