by EPHA | Oct 15, 2003 | Uncategorized
On 9 October, the European Commission announced that it will fund 19 new projects, worth 100 million euro, in the field of cancer research. The funding will be allocated within one of the priorities of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) ‘Genomics and... by EPHA | Oct 1, 2003 | Uncategorized
The European Commission proposed on 23 September a sustainable agricultural model for Europe’s tobacco sectors, which implies that the EU will maintain the subsidies to tobacco farmers. Please click here to get the press release. by EPHA | Sep 29, 2003 | Uncategorized
The European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) signed on 29 September a procedure for the exchange of data on illicit cigarette trafficking. – OLAF’s press release. – Commission’s press... by EPHA | Aug 14, 2003 | Uncategorized
This website is part of a pan-European project on protecting workers from passive smoking. The project is being co-ordinated by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the UK and steered by union representatives from seven European countries including Belgium, Denmark,... by EPHA | Aug 8, 2003 | Uncategorized
The week-long conference of the World Health Organization was attended by about 2.000 representatives from 115 countries. It started on the 3rd of August and was held in Helsinki, Finland. It focused on tobacco control policies and links between smoking to youth,...