The ENSP (European Network for Smoking Prevention) in collaboration with Eurocare (against alcohol harm), have written a letter to individuals within the Social Europe Working Group of the Convention for the Future of Europe, on behalf of ENSP members. The letter outlines:
The need for a firm legal base for tobacco legislation in the new EU
Constitutional Treaty
Requests that health be included as a fundamental right in the Values and
Objectives of the Union
Demands that health remain a ’shared’ competence
Stresses the importance of creating a base for a Treaty revision that would allow for EU legislation on public health grounds
You can find a copy of the letter on ENSP website. ENSP members will be sending a similar letter to their national delegates to the EU Convention on the last week of January. Any support that you can give to this letter will be welcomed. You can use and adapt the text as necessary should you wish to work further on the EU Convention campaign.
