煙草在線據(jù)《馬耳他時(shí)報(bào)》報(bào)道編譯　　據(jù)歐洲委員會(huì)成員約翰·達(dá)利（John Dalli）3月30日表示，到2015年，歐洲將會(huì)有100萬(wàn)人因健康問(wèn)題死亡，歐洲委員會(huì)正在為此竭力尋求符合道德的解決方式。

　　在與Meusac核心集團(tuán)舉行的會(huì)議上，達(dá)利先生表示，這是歐洲委員會(huì)解決健康問(wèn)題的途徑之一。健康仍然是一個(gè)人生活質(zhì)量的核心，且具有經(jīng)濟(jì)價(jià)值。

　　他說(shuō)，歐洲各國(guó)應(yīng)該繼續(xù)投資或關(guān)注其人民的健康問(wèn)題，而不是集中精力提供良好的醫(yī)療服務(wù)。面對(duì)人口老齡化帶來(lái)的困難時(shí)，這是一個(gè)確實(shí)有可持續(xù)性發(fā)展勢(shì)頭的解決方法。

　　全新的歐洲健康戰(zhàn)略有以下四個(gè)基本點(diǎn)：預(yù)防、可介入性、健康安全和可持續(xù)發(fā)展性。

　　“我們?cè)噲D規(guī)勸，而并非強(qiáng)迫人們改變他們的生活方式。我們無(wú)法告知人們?cè)摮孕┦裁?#xff0c;但我們能夠向其展示他們吃的是什么。新的戰(zhàn)略方針著重解決肥胖和吸煙問(wèn)題，”達(dá)利先生如此說(shuō)，且他將吸煙問(wèn)題視為難以攻克的巨大障礙。

　　他說(shuō)，歐洲每年有65萬(wàn)人因吸煙而死亡。

　　達(dá)利先生還提出疑問(wèn)，當(dāng)吸煙能夠致癮后，是否還真正存在吸煙與否的自由選擇呢？

　　在《煙草指令》的修改案中，歐盟希望降低卷煙包裝的吸引力，且禁止向卷煙產(chǎn)品添加香料。它同時(shí)希望縮減煙草廣告的規(guī)模，并執(zhí)行卷煙自動(dòng)販賣機(jī)禁令，使其擁有年齡辨認(rèn)功能。

　　委員會(huì)成員稱贊馬耳他采取的公共場(chǎng)所禁止吸煙的措施，該禁令目前已經(jīng)擴(kuò)展至運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)地。

　　歐盟目前正在調(diào)換跨境衛(wèi)生保健指令的法律，這正賦予了歐盟公民在其他國(guó)家尋找醫(yī)療救治的權(quán)利，以防出現(xiàn)例如“等待治療”之類的不必要的耽誤。

　　這項(xiàng)措施旨在敦促各國(guó)增加投資，以減少“等待治療”的時(shí)間。

　　由于最近的一個(gè)案件中，一名在德國(guó)被捕的醫(yī)生，被發(fā)現(xiàn)在荷蘭有非法經(jīng)營(yíng)，委員會(huì)將盡力擬出一個(gè)濫用藥物的歐盟醫(yī)生和護(hù)士黑名單。

　　達(dá)利先生表示，相比為某一個(gè)項(xiàng)目成立健康基金，新的歐盟預(yù)算方向?qū)?huì)讓社會(huì)健康問(wèn)題受益于建筑基金。

　　消費(fèi)者權(quán)益也是達(dá)利先生提到的執(zhí)行措施對(duì)象組合之一，委員會(huì)主席表示，新的戰(zhàn)略方針將著重關(guān)注產(chǎn)品安全，向消費(fèi)者授予信息知曉、公正判斷和執(zhí)法的權(quán)利。

　　“我們希望消費(fèi)者和商家能成為合作伙伴，”他說(shuō)。

Smoking kills 650,000 people in Europe each year

Times of Malta

　　There will be one million vacancies in the health sector across Europe by 2015 and the European Commission is seeing how to solve this problem without being unethical, by taking human resources from poorer countries, European Commission John Dalli said this morning.

　　Speaking during a meeting with the Meusac Core Group, Mr Dalli said this was one of the ways the European Commission was seeking to address health issues. Health remained central to a person's quality of life and also had an economic value.

　　EU countries, he said, should continue to invest and focus their efforts on wellness rather than concentrate on providing the best possible care. This was a way to ensure sustainability of the sector, which was facing difficulties because of the aging population.

　　The new European health strategy was based on prevention, accessibility, health security and sustainability.

　　"We are trying to convince people to change their lifestyles without imposing. We cannot tell people what to eat but inform them about what they are eating. The strategy is focusing on tackling obesity and smoking," Mr Dalli said, describing the fight against smoking as a massive hurdle.

　　He said that 650,000 people died in Europe each year due to smoking.

　　Mr Dalli questioned whether there was real freedom of choice in smoking since smoking was an addiction.

　　In its revision of the Tobacco Directive, the EU wanted to reduce the attractiveness of cigarette packaging and remove flavourings in cigarettes. It also wanted to reduce the size of advertising displays and possibly ban vending machines, which had to be age identifiable.

　　The Commissioner praised Malta for introducing measures such as no smoking in public places, a measure that was now also being extended to playing fields.

　　On the cross border health care directive, currently being transposed in EU laws, he said this was giving EU citizens the right to find redress in cures in another country, in cases of undue delays, such as waiting lists.

　　Such a measure is aimed at incentivising countries to invest more in reducing waiting lists.

　　There were also efforts underway to introduce a black list for doctors and nurses caught abusing in EU countries following a recent case of a doctor who was stopped in Germany and found operating in the Netherlands.

　　Mr Dalli said that rather than funding the health aspects of a certain projects, the new EU budget perspectives were enabling the health sector to benefit from structural funds.

　　On consumer rights, which were also part of Mr Dalli's portfolio, the Commissioner said the strategy was focusing on product safety, empowerment of consumers with information and rights and enforcement.

　　"We want consumers and businesses to be partners," he said.