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Big Tobacco lobbies battle for smoke-free products taxation

By |2023-04-04T02:30:49+01:00April 30th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

As the EU sets its sights on harmonising taxation of the rising e-cigarette and heated tobacco products market, lobbyists fight to keep prices down and smokers hooked. The forthcoming negotiations are intertwined with the bitter competition between the two industry giants.

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Covid vaccines: The patent taboo in Europe

By |2023-04-04T02:19:58+01:00March 22nd, 2021|Tags: , , |

The EU’s vaccine distribution delays could be solved through voluntary collaborations established by pharmaceutical giants. However, civil society and several EU countries are calling for the liberalization of patents, to be able to independently produce doses and ensure vaccine coverage for the largest possible number of people. The second part of Stefano Valentino’s report on the monopolistic practices of pharmaceutical companies.

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Covid Vaccines: the cost of delays

By |2023-04-04T02:16:49+01:00March 19th, 2021|Tags: , , |

The European Union shifts between defending citizens’ health and defending pharmaceutical industry monopoly by opposing the liberalization of vaccine production. This might only delay achieving the immunisation necessary for economic recovery. We delve into this issue in a three-part investigation.

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COVID-19 vaccines: here’s who is producing them in Europe, and where

By |2023-04-04T02:14:31+01:00March 5th, 2021|Tags: , , , |

Pharmaceutical giants producing COVID-19 vaccines are open to collaboration with third parties, as long as they retain control on vaccine licenses and profits. EU member states complain about supply shortages, but fail to question the power of Big Pharma.

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Covid-19 vaccine contracts: EU has hands tied, experts say

By |2023-04-04T01:57:34+01:00February 3rd, 2021|Tags: , , , |

The clash between the EU and AstraZeneca over delayed vaccines has revealed a stack of questionable contracts signed with Big Pharma. Problems include manufacturers’ ambiguous delivery dates, but lawyers investigating the deals show that companies have a clear advantage over the EU. 

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Road traffic pollution costs billions in lost wellbeing in European cities

By |2023-04-04T01:27:58+01:00October 27th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

Five years after the Dieselgate scandal, new research puts some figures on the social costs of vehicle emissions in over 400 European cities. It turns out that the annual damage to each city is worth €385 million on average.

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