Health

Ombudsman investigates EU Commission's failure to implement UN tobacco lobby rules

02.07.2014

The European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has now confirmed that she will investigate the European Commission's failure to properly implement UN rules for contacts with tobacco lobbyists, following a complaint submitted by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO).

Mediapart exposes unhealthy liaisons between French MEP and the tobacco industry

30.06.2014

Fresh evidence from the French online newspaper Mediapart has cast new light on just how intimate the relations between the controversial tobacco industry and MEPs can be.

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