French anti-smoking lobby: Plans for €12 per pack lack ambition on 01/09/23
The French government is considering raising the price of cigarette packets in the 2024-2027 period as part of discussions on how to finance the social security budget, while a leading anti-tobacco alliance and some parliamentarians criticised the measure as too lenient. Stakeholders divided on fairness, practicality of Parisian e-scooter ban on 01/09/23
As the Parisian ban on self-service scooters enters into force on 1 September, the city hall calls the move revolutionary amid an urban jungle, while stakeholders remain divided on the pros and cons. Obesity: Weight loss drugs no quick fix for tackling public health crisis on 31/08/23
Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are rising in popularity - however, experts have warned that the drugs are not a silver bullet solution to the problem of obesity in Europe, a complex and multifactorial public health issue. EU Parliament urges renewed focus on prevention of non-communicable diseases on 31/08/23
Prevention efforts are key to tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe, according to a draft report presented by EU lawmakers on Wednesday (30 July). European Parliament’s first report on mental health wants more direct funding on 31/08/23
Europeans’ mental health has been in decline for years and worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and following the EU Commission’s June communication on mental health, the European Parliament’s health committee has drafted the first report on mental health for lawmakers. Cannabis: Germany legalises, France punishes on 30/08/23
Germany passed a bill to legalise cannabis this summer, while France continues to pursue a highly restrictive policy despite having one of the highest rates of cannabis use in Europe. Patients’ associations criticise France’s decision not to raise taxes on alcohol on 24/08/23
The French government on Wednesday (23 August) shelved the idea of increasing tax on alcohol, tabled at the beginning of summer, in a move that pours water on the hopes of French anti-addiction associations. Spanish health minister optimistic about wrapping key health files by end of year on 23/08/23
Despite continued political uncertainty in Spain, the country's health minister José Miñones told EURACTIV in an interview that he is optimistic that the Spanish presidency of the EU Council will be able to finalise key health files. Record temperatures hit France’s south, care workers bemoan working conditions on 23/08/23
France is currently experiencing summer’s most intense heatwave with record temperatures recorded in the south of the country, including in hospitals where some care workers are struggling. This heatwave is “unprecedented in its duration and intensity at this time of... Nearly one in three men infected with HPV, study finds on 16/08/23
A study found that almost one in three men worldwide is infected with at least one genital human papillomavirus (HPV), further evidencing the importance of including men in both national and EU-wide vaccination strategies.
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