{"id":886,"date":"2024-03-25T13:49:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/?p=886"},"modified":"2024-04-05T15:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T13:39:25","slug":"powerful-industry-interests-at-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/powerful-industry-interests-at-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerful industry interests at play?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"886\" class=\"elementor elementor-886\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1946de6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1946de6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d930abe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d930abe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb8532 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cb8532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200abf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"200abf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2190 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/homepage\/\">home page<\/a><\/span> \u2022 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Buzz@Bruss! Edition #2<\/span> \u2022 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Powerful industry interests at play?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3dc433 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3dc433\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd8447 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5fd8447\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d877bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d877bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-3-header-image-NL2-ter-1024x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-3-header-image-NL2-ter-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-3-header-image-NL2-ter-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-3-header-image-NL2-ter-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-3-header-image-NL2-ter-1536x649.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Article-3-header-image-NL2-ter-2048x865.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ee25b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"97ee25b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74794a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a74794a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9dba05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9dba05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4138321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4138321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d8996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d8996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who would have guessed? Brussels, the epicenter of European democracy and science-based policymaking gives rise to the spread of conspiracies.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of January, the Commission decided to delay the publication of the non-binding recommendations to member states about smoke-free environments.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regrettably, the Belgian Minister for Health used his appearance at a hearing in the European Parliament to allude to \u2018powerful industry interests\u2019; an allegation even denied by the European Commission. Needless to say, JTI rejects such unfounded allegations. In order to ensure that no single voice unduly influences decisions on public policies, we have long advocated for more transparency, accountability and inclusiveness. While some call on governments not to hear selected perspectives and to exclude actors from important public deliberations, we believe that doing so is counterproductive and undermines trust in public institutions \u2013 exclusion nurtures distrust among the population and only supports the rise of conspiracies in society. Rather than blaming and shaming singular ideas or vested interests, we need to acknowledge that everybody has vested interests. Only a constant discourse of all perspectives in a transparent and rules-based manner can help define the best outcome for the common public interest.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tobacco is among the most heavily regulated industries and, as such, JTI supports evidence-based, proportionate and effective regulation. All industries have a right \u2013 and an obligation \u2013 to express their point of view regarding regulation that affects their products and industry. JTI seeks to do so with the following responsibilities:\u00a0<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li>To be open and transparent in our dialogue with governmental authorities;<\/li><li>To be respectful of each country&#8217;s decision-making process;<\/li><li>To offer solutions, whenever possible, that meet the principles of Better Regulation;<\/li><li>To provide credible evidence substantiating our positions and arguments.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9994d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9994d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c903a18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c903a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-template-final-adapted-1024x362.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-893\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-template-final-adapted-1024x362.png 1024w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-template-final-adapted-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-template-final-adapted-768x272.png 768w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-template-final-adapted-1536x543.png 1536w, https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Buzz@Bruss-newsletter-template-final-adapted-2048x724.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb729c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb729c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exclusion only nurtures what are already widespread negative perceptions of the state of European democracy. A recent <strong><span style=\"color: #7263a9;\"><a style=\"color: #7263a9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/heading-presidential-election-year-satisfaction-democracy-low\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ipsos survey \u2192<\/a><\/span><\/strong> in a number of selected countries shows that only half or fewer of the respondents are happy with the way democracy works at the EU level\u2026and this image has only deteriorated over the past year. Notably alarming are the results about how people feel when it comes to having influence over EU policymaking. Only less than 20% of respondents in each country acknowledged having a \u2018great deal\u2019 or \u2018some\u2019 influence on the EU.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time the annual <strong><span style=\"color: #7263a9;\"><a style=\"color: #7263a9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edelman.com\/sites\/g\/files\/aatuss191\/files\/2024-02\/2024%20Edelman%20Trust%20Barometer%20Global%20Report_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edelman Trust Barometer<\/a> \u2192<\/span><\/strong> shows that governments are seen as far less ethical and competent than businesses.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than spreading fake news, politicians should embrace their obligation to hear out everyone and be prepared to seek professional expertise for the sake of public interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6908511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6908511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dccd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9dccd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-254152c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"254152c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3fe0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b3fe0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c5da9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48c5da9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760daab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"760daab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbcafa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddbcafa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Buzz@Bruss! #2 <\/b>\u2022 more articles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dd2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7dd2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e3c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e3c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/how-a-hardline-precautionary-stance-on-rrp-can-be-counterproductive-for-public-health-and-economics\/\"><strong>How a hardline precautionary stance on RRP can be counterproductive for public health and economics \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76f139 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b76f139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2391b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2391b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/check-your-facts\/\"><strong>Check your facts \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39b792 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e39b792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-956f3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"956f3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jtieuaffairs.brussels\/index.php\/2024\/03\/25\/taking-the-emotion-out-of-tobacco-harm-reduction\/\"><strong>Taking the emotion out of Tobacco Harm Reduction \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6900f0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f6900f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d6745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87d6745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 home page \u2022 Buzz@Bruss! 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