by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 8, 2016 | Statements
Ahead of an expected public consultation on how the European Union should adjucate on international disputes between investments and foreign governments, as part of the implementation of Trade for all – Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jul 4, 2016 | Opinion
By Zoltán Massay-Kosubek Policy Co-ordinator for Healthy Trade and Health Equity, EPHA Investment protection rules and their potential reform have become a toxic issue in EU trade policy. Can a fundamentally flawed arbitration system be really reformed? Is addressing... by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 16, 2016 | Position & Policy Papers
A new EPHA Position Paper on the possible impact of TTIP on the consumption of tobacco and the implications for public health. Tobacco products are unique in the scale and severity of the public health impacts they cause worldwide. Tobacco products are toxic,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 16, 2016 | Opinion
Could TTIP reverse the progress made by the EU on tobacco control and lead to greater levels of smoking-related diseases and deaths? EPHA’s analysis “Tobacco and Public Health in TTIP’ suggests that TTIP may have a major impact on the consumption of tobacco,...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 16, 2016 | Opinion
Concerns about how TTIP will affect the consumption of unhealthy products, the healthcare services and affordability of medicines. By Zoltan Massay-Kosubek, Policy Coordinator for Health Trade and Health Equity Public health civil society is concerned about the lack...