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Anne-Sophie Pelletier MEP, chair of the Parliamentary Working Group on Tobacco, addresses the President of the Commission and the European Ombudsman about the violation of transparency and ethical rules by tobacco lobbyists.

Is the European Commission under the influence of the Tobacco Lobby?The European Union has set itself the goal of a "Tobacco-Free Generation" starting from 2023. This ambitious goal requires the adoption of new and rapid tobacco control measures. The revision of the directives related to tobacco, planned by the Commission since 2020, has not yet taken place.

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This was the steepest month-on-month decline in exports in the non-oil category in nine months as global shipping lines were forced to a longer sea route through the Cape of Good Hope amid sustained attacks by the Houthi forces along the crucial shipping routes.

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 71 people in southern and central Gaza overnight, half of them women and children. Thats according to Gaza health officials. Israeli police say three

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 71 people in southern and central Gaza overnight, half of them women and children. Thats according to Gaza health officials. Israeli police say three

Israeli strikes have killed at least 71 people in southern and central Gaza during roughly the past 24 hours, the territorys health officials said Thursday.

Recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have severely affected shipping through the Suez Canal, adding to existing geopolitical and climate-related challenges facing global trade and supply chains, UNCTAD says in a new report released on 22 February. The Red Sea crisis compounds the ongoing disruptions in the Black Sea due to the war in Ukraine, which have resulted in shifts in oil and grain trade routes and altered established patterns.

Recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have severely affected shipping through the Suez Canal, adding to existing geopolitical and climate-related challenges facing global trade and supply chains, UNCTAD says in a new report released on 22 February. The Red Sea crisis compounds the ongoing disruptions in the Black Sea due to the war in Ukraine, which have resulted in shifts in oil and grain trade routes and altered established patterns.