Incoming eu health commissioner lays out plan for pharma. Over 20 million people in the eu suffer from asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd affects 40 million europeans. The eu commissioner for health, tonio borg, explains. Outgoing eu health commissioner tonio borg is ruling out a return to parliament, but he is ready to contribute to the nationalist party in other ways. Outgoing european commissioner tonio borg honoured by who. Health commissioner, tonio borg, welcomes agreement on the. John dalli born 5 october 1948 is a former maltese politician who served as cabinet minister in various maltese governments between 1987 and 2010. Statement by health commissioner tonio borg following the vote in parliament on. Borgs nomination was the cause of some controversy due to his political views and he was subject to some tough questioning during his hearing by the members of the european parliament. Europes health and consumer policy chief today rejected claims that eu policy was to blame for the horsemeat scandal. The commission is composed of the college of commissioners from 27 eu countries. Thats the message from eu health commissioner tonio borg. Mairead mcguinness mep and eu health commissioner tonio borg with sound representatives tom mathews from slane and mary fitzpatrick in dublin.
Respiratory diseases are the third leading cause of death in the european union. Tonio borg vows to bridge with meps who voted against. Outgoing european commissioner tonio borg has been honoured by the world health organisation a few weeks before he finishes his job as commissioner for health. You live several lives while reading, says eu commissioner tonio. The current post of commissioner is held by stella kyriakidou greek.
Press releases european union website, the official eu website. It must be clear to consumers that they are at risk of getting counterfeits when purchasing medication on the internet if they do not order from an officially approved distributor. Dalli was appointed to the european commission on 9 february 2010 as commissioner for health and consumer policy. Europe proposes new tobacco rules the new york times. This is both because relatively few people travelling to the.
Commission steps up efforts to fight ebola, after slow response. Tonio borg as the new eu health and consumer protection commissioner. The portfolio is responsible for matters of public health, food safety, animal health and plant health. Prize winner mark doty among the international guests at campus book. European commission abdicates responsibility for horse. Mep cecilia wikstrom called tonio borg a dinosaur who should not.
Deputy pm minister tonio borg farewells his fellow mps. Nov 30, 2012 on 28 nov 2012 the bbc and the dpa the german wire service reported the european parliament had given its approval to the appointment of maltas foreign minister tonio borg as health commissioner. While there, they only had access to russian literature. Eu believes it is up to member states to enforce food labelling regulations eu commissioner tonio borg addressed reporters yesterday at lunchtime in brussels for the first time since the. Tonio borg born 12 may 1957 is a maltese politician who was the european commissioner for health and consumer policy replacing john dalli as member of. Meps to grill borg european health and consumer policy commissioner tonio borg next week faces a grilling from meps over ongoing issues in the food and health area. Eu health commissioner tonio borg said the bloc will strengthen ebola screening for people leaving affected countries in africa, but it is up to individual countries to screen on entry. Tonio borg born 12 may 1957 is a maltese politician who was the european commissioner for health and consumer policy replacing john dalli as member of the college of the european commission in the second barroso commission. On tuesday evening malta time dr borg delivered his last address in parliament and yesterday morning he resigned from his ministerial post in cabinet and his. Tonio borg assumes post yesterday, the ministers of agriculture of the 27 member states of the european union gave the nod to the newly appointed commissioner designate, tonio borg. Eu commissioner for health and consumer affairs tonio borg also said ministers had taken an important first step.
Eu pushes ahead with antitobacco plans the motley fool. Health commissioner tonio borg on monday 20 october told meps that a network of highsecurity laboratories have been established to ensure that eu member states will have the necessary facilities to diagnose the infected persons infected with ebola. I want to reassure citizens that the risk from ebola to eu territories is extremely low, said health commissioner tonio borg. Tonio borg, the deputy prime minister of malta, was chosen by the european parliament last week despite concerns that he would allow his opinions to influence policy. Commissioner borg delivers keynote speech on investing in health on 09 april 20 at the eu health policy forum in brussels, commission for health and consumers, dr.
Tonio borg, health and consumer policy commissioner for the eus executive arm, said the commission should require member countries to run dna testing in potential cases of foodlabeling frauds. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Nov 12, 2012 on tuesday november, the european parliaments committee on the environment, public health and food safety will be grilling borg, maltas nominee for the post of the eu health commissioner. Swedish vicarmep dubs commissionerdesignate tonio borg.
Meps, european ngos to call for rejection of tonio borg maltatoday. Pioneer, part of us chemicals firm dupont, has made repeated requests to allow the genetically modified crop into europes single market. Eu health commissioner tonio borg said the crackdown was aimed at reducing smokingrelated deaths, which stand at around 700,000 a year in the 27nation bloc. Foreword from the european commission ers white book. Eu cosmetic animal testing ban tonio borg british vogue. Borg is known for his strict views on abortion, homosexuality and divorce. The body shop and cruelty free international celebrate after 20 years of campaigning. The book, by former european commissioner and constitutional lawyer tonio borg, contains a hundred judgments which have been classified. The ban, which will take effect immediately, gives an important signal on the value that europe attaches to animal welfare, tonio borg, the e.
Following the resignation of john dalli as european commissioner for health and consumer affairs, the maltese government nominated borg for the post. The european commissioner for health and consumer policy, tonio borg, delivered a speech where hen underlined the need to keep developping and implementing policies that support mens health, by focusing on disease prevention through initiatives on tobacco. In the light of the horsemeat scandal, eu commissioner for health and consumer policy tonio borg outlines ways to improve monitoring. Today at the european parliament, in the context of an event hosted by mr malcolm harbour, chairman of the internal market and consumer protection committee imco, tonio borg, commissioner for health and consumer policy, will present the results of the 2012 annual report of the european consumer centres eccs. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more.
This vote confirms the agreement on the two proposals put forward by the european commission in 2011. Statement by eu health commissioner tonio borg, on commissions decision on gm pioneer 1507. Staunch conservative to be new eu health commissioner. Eu member states should finally decide on gm crop cultivation. Eu health commissioner, tonio borg, has issued a statement on the ongoing discussions with the russian federation regarding its imposition of a ban of imports of eu pig meat following the first cases of african swine fever in lithuania. They are assigned responsibility for specific policy areas by the president. Prime minister lawrence gonzi has officially informed european commission president jose manoel barroso and the leader of the opposition of the governments decision to nomintae foreign affairs minister tonio borg to the post of eu commissioner, replacing john dalli who resigned this week in the wake of an olaf investigation. He can have any views he wants of course, but we cannot have a commissioner for health who is against womens right. Goats and soda with money and manpower, the european union hopes to help stop the ebola outbreak. Sweden has suspended its long crusade to legalize exports of the powdered tobacco product known as snus to europe and will focus instead on keeping the european union from regulating it at home. Europes moral obligation is to repair west africas health.
After the european parliaments endorsement last week, the council of ministers ratified the nomination of the former maltese minister of foreign affairs. Commissioner for health and consumer policy, tonio borg welcomes adoption of outofcourt dispute resolution. Commissioner borg said if everything worked out in a clockwork fashion, the. European commissioner responsible for health, tonio borg. The european commissioner for health, tonio borg, presenting a key note address on december 10, 20, at the high profile launch of the lung health in europe. Dear commissioner borg, on behalf of iucn, the international union of conservation of nature, we are writing to highlight he t. Tonio borg commissioner for health european commission. Commissioner borg debates europe with maltese citizens. The eu committee of permanent representatives on tuesday endorsed the appointment of dr tonio borg as commissioner for health and consumer policy. A law graduate, dr tonio borg s many titles have included eu commissioner for health, deputy prime minister of malta, minister for foreign affairs, minister of home affairs, minister of justice, eu commissioner for malta, deputy leader of the nationalist party, member of the barroso commission and lecturer in public law at the university of malta. Rasff is a vital tool to respond to food safety risks in europe, since information is swiftly exchanged to protect european consumers. The commissioner designate for the european commissions health and consumer protection agency, tonio borg, may not be scheduled to be sworn into office for some time, but hes already shedding light on how he plans to approach pending legislative and regulatory matters of importance to the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.
The final step is the formal approval by the the council of ministers this morning. Founder of the body shop, dame anita roddick pictured, was the. He was european commissioner for health and consumer policy between. As a response to the 2009 swine flu epidemic, european commission and health ministers have signed an agreement on the joint purchasing of medicines. France 24 the interview tonio borg, eu commissioner for. Health commissioner, tonio borg, welcomes agreement on. Tonio borg to take health and consumer policy commission. The rest of this document is only available to online subscribers.
Brussels, november 12, 2012 a consortium of homosexualist, secular humanist and abortion groups are campaigning against the appointment of the maltese dr. The horsemeat scandal illustrated the rasff system in action and food products adulterated with horsemeat were traced back to source and withdrawn from the market. I thank the lithuanian presidency for the progress on this important text for peoples health. He thanked mr reilly for his charm and acumen over the irish presidency of the eu. Jan 30, 20 the body shop, along with nonprofit organisation cruelty free international, are launching a range of special commemorative activities in the countdown to the deadline, following a letter to the animal testing campaigners from the european commissioner for health and consumer policy tonio borg. Together, the 27 members of the college are the commissions political leadership during a 5year term. Tonio borg nominated as new eu commissioner, resigns as pn. In a nomination hearing, maltas foreign minister tonio borg will face questions tuesday by members of the european parliament. Health commissioner, tonio borg, welcomes agreement on the revision of eu rules on clinical trials i welcome the agreement reached at coreper today on the revision of the eu rules on clinical trials.
Health commissioner tonio borg on monday 20 october told meps that a network of highsecurity laboratories have been established to ensure that eu member states will have the necessary. I thank the lithuanian presidency for the progress on this important text for peoples health and eu competitiveness. Menthol cigarettes face eu ban society the guardian. After almost 10 years of eu membership, the maltese have a lot to say to the eu about its future, said commissioner borg, eu commissioner for health. European commissioner responsible for health, tonio borg respiratory diseases are the third leading cause of death in the european union. Eu to strengthen ebola exit screening in affected african. Our organisations are seriously concerned with tonio borg s ultra conservative views on a number of social issues related to eu competencies, the. Nov 06, 20 statement by eu health commissioner tonio borg, on commissions decision on gm pioneer 1507. Oct 01, 2014 europes moral obligation is to repair west africas health care system. Statement by health commissioner tonio borg following the vote in parliament on the clinical trials regulation i welcome the parliaments positive vote on the revised rules for clinical trials, and thank the rapporteur ms glenis willmott for her commitment and hard work. Commissioner tonio borg will be holding a citizens dialogue at hotel phoenicia, floriana, including members of the european parliament, ngo representatives, mayors, local councillors, and students. Eu commissioner optimistic about cyprus health reforms.
The commissioner for health and food safety is the member of the european commission. Apr 02, 2014 statement by health commissioner tonio borg following the vote in parliament on the clinical trials regulation i welcome the parliaments positive vote on the revised rules for clinical trials, and thank the rapporteur ms glenis willmott for her commitment and hard work. Vytenis povilas andriukaitis was born in kyusyur, yakut autonomous soviet socialist republic, ussr. Dont blame us for horsemeat scandal, says eu consumer chief. Europe controversy over maltas eu commissioner tobe. Tonio borg, delivered a keynote speech on investing in health.
Outgoing european commissioner tonio borg rules out parliament. Today marks a genuine turning point for european tobacco control the new rules will help to. His father, alfonsas andriukaitis and mother liuda andriukaitiene, pregnant at the time, together with two small children were deported from lithuania to siberia by soviet communists in june 1941. Food safety alert system in eu celebrates 35 years the. Sometimes you need shocking pictures to shock people into.
Euro deputies have given mixed views on tonio borg, maltas candidate for eu commissioner on health and consumer affairs. Outgoing european commissioner tonio borg rules out. Socialist group leader hannes swoboda said on wednesday 14 november his group would support borg s candidacy but remained concerned by his conservative stand on homosexuality and womens reproductive rights. Outgoing eu health commissioner tonio borg is ruling out a return to. Commissioner hits back at russian ban on eu pig meat the. In this ministry, dalli started a reform of the health sector which was interrupted when he resigned as minister and as member of parliament on 10 february 2010 on his appointment as european commissioner. He was in washington last week to talk about europes response to the crisis at a meeting of the global health security agenda. Next month, dr borg will also be publishing his first book, nidhqu bina. Tobacco kills half of its users and is highly addictive, said eu health commissioner tonio borg, himself a former smoker. European commissioner tonio borg speech on mens health. Speaking after a meeting with cypriot minister of health philippos patsalis, he said i can say that these reforms. Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, the college this morning had a lengthy debate on the general court ruling regarding the application for authorization by a company called pioneer of maize 1507 for cultivation. Norbert lameire, chair figure 1 the european commissioner for health, tonio borg, presenting a key note address on december 10, 20, at the high profile launch of the lung health in europe. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
European parliament approves tonio borgs nomination. Tonio borg, the european commissioner for health and consumer policy, said the findings showed that it was a matter of food fraud and not of food safety. Eu news from the european political and policy newspaper. Veterinary use of diclofenac dear commissioner borg, we contact you today to express our deep concern about the authorisation of the drug diclofenac for. A radical conservative is set to be the european union s new health commissioner. Eu health commissioner tonio borg said that one in three europeans will develop cancer at one stage in hisher life, adding that the horizon 20142020, a european union initiative, launched in malta. The current post of commissioner is held by stella kyriakidou from cyprus, a psychologist and politician of the conservative democratic rally party.
Packets of ten cigarettes and menthol flavours banned. Commissioner tonio borg, speaking ahead of talks in brussels involving the uk. Safety will be grilling borg, maltas nominee for the post of the eu health commissioner. Meps, european ngos to call for rejection of tonio borg.
Nov 07, 20 ain the coming months, ministers will be invited to take a position on this authorisation request,a announced eu commissioner for health tonio borg on wednesday, informs euobserver. European commissioner for health and food safety wikipedia. Eu would look into conflicting reports about whether screening in west african countries is good enough. Eu crackdown on tobacco stops short of plain packets. Tonio borg eu commissioner for health and consumer affairs, dr.
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