The Alliance Bulletin #71 is available on line (pdf format).
DIRTY ASHTRAY AWARD: to Switzerland: Become a party and make Geneva smokefree and we'll be more interested in meeting there.
Orchid Award to OLAF the EU anti-fraud office for its offer of significant financial assistance towards the negotiation of the illicit trade protocol. This week a standard has been set for other Parties to follow.
Continue reading "Alliance Bulletin COP2 Day 6, issue #71 for Friday July 6" »
The Alliance Bulletin #70 is available on line (pdf format).
DIRTY ASHTRAY AWARD: to FCA for being too wimpy to award the Dirty Ashtray to anybody. You're losing your edge, people...
Orchid Award to all paties
for their positive decisions today on smuggling, advertising and negotiating priorities.
Continue reading "Alliance Bulletin COP2 Day 5 (issue #70) for Thursday July 5" »
The Alliance Bulletin #69 is available on line (pdf format).
DIRTY ASHTRAY AWARD: to Japan for urging the COP to allow tobacco industry interference in product regulation by suggesting ISO should take the lead in this area.
Orchid Award to the Chair of Committee A for his outstanding handling of Tuesday's proceedings and for achieving acceptance of guidelines for Article 8 without opening up the text for discussion.
Continue reading "Alliance Bulletin COP2 Day 4 (issue #69) for Wednesday July 4" »
The Alliance Bulletin #68 is available on line (pdf format).
NO DIRTY ASHTRAY AWARD today :) Signs of progress.
Orchid Award to Australia, for announcing the first extra-budgetary funding contribution to the FCTC
Continue reading "Alliance Bulletin COP2 Day 3 (issue #68) for Tuesday July 3" »
The Issue 67 of the Alliance Bulletin is available on line (pdf).
Today's Dirty Ashtray Award goes to "countries who have not paid their voluntary assessed contribution on time. You know who you are. So do we!"
The Orchid Award goes to 'England, for following the lead of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and thereby making the entire United Kingdom smoke-free as of July 1."
Continue reading "Alliance Bulletin COP2 Day 2 (issue # 67 ) for Monday" »
The first issue of the Alliance Bulletin devoted to COP2 is available on line (in a pdf format).
The first Dirty Ashtray Award goes to Paraguay "for turning a blind eye to the flow of illicit tobacco products from tis territory into neighbouring countries in spite of the obligations it has accepted uder Article 15."
The first Orchid Awards go to Finland, Ireland and New Zealand "for their exemplary leadership in drafting best-practice guidelines on Article 8."
Continue reading "Alliance Bulletin #66 includes first Dirty Ashtray and Orchid Awards" »
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Recent Comments