SPEECH/12/692HTMLFri, 05 Oct 2012 13:00:00 +0200AUSCOMDOCDALLIHEALCONSSPEECHENJohn Dalli Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Health in an age of austerity European Health Forum/Gastein 5 October 2012http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-692_en.htmEuropean Commission Minister Stöger, Dr Leiner, Professor Brand, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here with you today – my third time in Gastein – to speak about Health in an age of Austerity; and what the European Commission is doing to help Member States in this...SPEECH/12/681HTMLWed, 03 Oct 2012 17:00:00 +0200ANHEALTHBCOMDOCCONFERDALLIHEALCONSENJohn Dalli Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Economics of animal health: a price worth paying? EU Veterinary Week Conference/Brussels 3 October 2012http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-681_en.htmEuropean Commission Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sure that you will agree with me about both the importance and timeliness of the theme chosen for today's conference. Because of the current economic climate, all areas of expenditure rightly come under intense scrutiny. Animal health is certainly no exception.SPEECH/12/140HTMLThu, 01 Mar 2012 10:54:17 +0100BCIGARETTECOMDOCCONFERDALLIHEALCONSSPEECHENJohn Dalli Commissioner for Health Strengthening EU legislation on tobacco products High-level conference on pictorial health warnings and standardised packaging for tobacco products Brussels, 29 February 2012http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-140_en.htmHonourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me first thank the Smoke Free Partnership and the Belgian Foundation against Cancer for bringing us together today to discuss tobacco packaging. I would also like to thank Mr Florenz, Ms Willmot, Mr Schlyter and Ms Parvanova for hosting this event and...SPEECH/12/134HTMLWed, 29 Feb 2012 11:17:57 +0100COMDOCDALLIFOODSAFFREEFOODHEALCONSENJohn Dalli Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Fight Food Crime Better training for safer food conference on food-related crime Brussels, 28 February 2012http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-134_en.htmLadies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to be here today to provide the closing address for this Better Training for Safer Food Conference on food-related crime. I am delighted to have the chance to address such an expert audience on what I consider to be one of...SPEECH/12/79HTMLThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100BCOMDOCDALLIEPHEALCONSSPEECHENJohn Dalli Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Strengthening consumer confidence: the foundation for growth IMCO hearing on the Consumer Agenda Brussels, 09 February 2012http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-79_en.htmDear Malcolm, Honourable Members, Vice President Reding, Ambassador Liisberg, Ladies and Gentlemen, First I would like to thank the European Parliament, the IMCO Committee and in particular its Chair – Malcolm Harbour – for organising, together with the Commission, this hearing on the Consumer Agenda.SPEECH/12/77HTMLThu, 09 Feb 2012 12:12:06 +0100BCOMDOCDALLIHEALCONSPMDAENJohn Dalli Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Dalli calls for immediate actions concerning the safety of medical devices Statement in the press room of the Berlaymont Brussels, 09 February 2012http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-77_en.htmGood morning ladies and gentlemen, I am here today to talk to you about improving patient safety in the wake of the PIP breast implant incident. Safety is central to my policy as Commissioner for Health and Consumers. I have just come from the hearing in the European Parliament on...SPEECH/12/19HTMLThu, 19 Jan 2012 14:02:25 +0100ANWELFARECOMDOCDALLIHEALCONSSPEECHENJohn Dalli Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy EU Animal Welfare Strategy 2012-2015: Analysing the past and shaping the future Statement on the adoption of the EU Animal Welfare Strategy 2012-2015 Brussels, 19 January 2012http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-19_en.htmLadies and Gentlemen, Animal welfare is an emotive issue – about which European citizens – and consumers – care a lot. As the recent conclusion of the deadline on the Laying Hens directive has shown, "animal welfare" is a permanent "work in progress".SPEECH/11/684HTMLWed, 19 Oct 2011 18:00:00 +0200ALCOHOLBCOMDOCDALLIHEALCONSSPEECHENJohn DALLI Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner John Dalli urges action on tackling alcohol abuse 9th plenary meeting of the European alcohol and health forum Brussels, 19 October 2011http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-11-684_en.htmLadies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to join this plenary meeting of the European Alcohol and Health Forum. It is my first time here, even though I have already met many of you on other occasions. I wanted to be here with you today for two reasons: First, because our...SPEECH/11/674HTMLTue, 18 Oct 2011 12:00:35 +0200COMDOCDALLIHEALCONSOGMSPEECHENJohn DALLI Commissioner for Health and Consumer Politics Full picture of GMO cultivation is now shaping up Hearing at the European Parliament on the socio-economic dimensions of GMO cultivation Brussels, 18 October 2011http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-11-674_en.htmLadies and Gentlemen, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to welcome you to this conference on the socio-economic dimensions of GMO cultivation. This is the second in a series of conferences on GMO related issues.SPEECH/11/656HTMLThu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200COMDOCDALLIHEALCONSSPEECHENJohn DALLI Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Ensuring the delivery of solid scientific advice through safeguarding the independence of EFSA EFSA consultative workshop: "Independence and scientific decision-making processes" Brussels, 12 October 2011http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-11-656_en.htmLadies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be here today to close the European Food Safety Authority's workshop on Independence and Scientific Decision-Making Processes. The common objective shared by all institutions in the run-up to EFSA's creation, was to establish an independent scientific body capable of offering independent and solid...