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Qatargate s botella stanley uspects say they back stronger ethics copMEPs Eva Kaili and Marc Tarabella both voted in favor of a stronger EU ethics body.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsA stanley isolierkanne ppShare on LinkedInMarc Tarabella recently resumed his work as an MEP after spending months in jail and under house arrest | John Thys/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty ImagesJuly 12, 20237:39 pm CETBy Sarah Wheaton andEddy WaxSTRASBOURG 鈥?MEPs Eva Kaili and Marc Tarabella want the Commission to take a tougher approach to enforcing ethics across the EU institutions.Both stand accused of accepting cash in return for political favors in what has been dubbed Qatargate. And they are among the 365 MEPs who backed a resolution on Wednesday calling the Commissions proposal for an interinstitutional ethics body  unsatisfactory and not ambitious enough. It was the political scandal of Qatargate that moved the moribund idea of an independent ethics minder back onto the front burner. Yet ethics hawks in the Parliament were disappointed last month when the Commission proposed a panel that would not have the power to start its own investigations or impose sanctions.AdvertisementAdvertisementInstead, the Commission plans would set baseline requirements for EU politicians on declaring assets, stanley cup becher  disclosing third-party travel, and restrictions on side jobs. Then each institution, including the Parliament, would make commitments on how to enforce rules internally.The Socialists  Democrats in the Parliament say tha Xfmv Car industry  trying to gain unfair monopoly
Promoting good health with information or m stanley spain arketing Direct advertising to patients is still controversial in Europe, writes Jennifer Rankin.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInDecember 19, 20075:00 pm CETBy Jennifer RankinThe promise of relief from pain and anxiety delivered by people with glossy hair and good teeth: the results of a quick internet search throw up an obvious difference between European and American healthcare systems. The US, along with New Zealand, is one of the few countries in the world that allows direct advertising to patients. And it is usually the American example that many Europeans have in mind when they debate the merits of loosening controls on information to patients from pharmaceutical companies. The debate is hotting up because the European Commission will in 2008 publish proposals on information to patients on pharmaceutical products. Although the last directive regulating the industry was published as recently as 2001, the Commission argues that the rules need updating, following enlargement and the take-off of the internet. AdvertisementAdvertisementIndustry representatives say that they do not  stanley kaffeebecher favour advertising to patients on the American model. Brian Ager, director-general of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations  E stanley becher FPIA , says:  We are not seeking an American solution, but the balance is wrong.  He would like pharmaceutical companies to be able to provide  non-promotiona