E-EUROPE: Imboni kagwayi ingase iwine ngalolo suku!

Ukuze ihambisane ne-World Health Organization protocol, i-European Union kufanele iqinisekise uhlelo oluzimele lokulandela umkhondo lwemikhiqizo kagwayi. Inkinga: I-European Commission ifuna ukunikeza izihluthulelo zalolu hlelo embonini okufanele ilawule, naphezu kokungqubuzana okusobala kwentshisekelo. Amazwe Angamalungu kanye nePhalamende LaseYurophu bagqama ngokungafiki kwabo kule mpikiswano.

UMYALELO KAGAYA ONIKEZA IZIKHIYE KUMASIGA?

Ukuze kuliwe nokuhweba okungemthetho ngogwayi, okubangela umonakalo kwezempilo futhi kukhinyabeze imali yentela yamazwe, i-European Commission yayicwaninga amathuba amaningana, ithembele esiqondisweni saseYurophu semikhiqizo kagwayi, yona ngokwayo egqugquzelwa i-Convention -framework for control kagwayi. l 'I-World Health Organization (WHO FCTC), isivumelwano samazwe ngamazwe esibophezela ngokusemthethweni.

Kodwa-ke, emagameni awo, isiyalelo esithi “ugwayi” sichezuka kancane ku-FCTC, okuyiqiniso, okushiya indawo ethile yokuchazwa. Izinkinga zokungaqondakali zihlobene kakhulu neqhaza labakhiqizi ekuhlinzekeni okokusebenza okudingekayo ukuze kulandeleke ukuthengiselana. Iphuzu okuphikiswana ngalo njengoba sekunesikhathi eside abakhiqizi behlotshaniswa nokulwa nokuhweba ngokungemthetho kukagwayi.

Lokhu akuzange kwehlise isivinini sokushushumbiswa kwabantu, ucwaningo lwango-2009 lwe-Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids lulinganisela ukuthi u-11,6% kagwayi othengiswa emhlabeni wonke awukho emthethweni, futhi akuvimbeli ukubandakanyeka kwezinkampani eziningana emacaleni okushushumbisa. izintela.

Ecasulwe amaqhinga emboni kagwayi, Isifo se-Andrikaitis, uKhomishana obhekele ezempilo kanye nokuphepha kokudla, waze waze wagxeka obala lokhu kwakamuva [1]. "Bona [osozimboni] benza konke ukuvimba uhlelo lokulandela umkhondo. Sibona imisebenzi eminingi emazweni e-EU lapho izindawo zokusebenzela ugwayi zinamandla kakhulu futhi zibavimba nsuku zonke”. Kodwa-ke, kubonakala sengathi awekho iKhomishini YaseYurophu noma Amazwe Angamalungu angazange abhekane nale nselele.

Ngakho, ngokungalindelekile, ukwenza izenzo kanye nezenzo eziphathisiwe  [2] okuhlongozwe yi-European Commission mayelana nokulandeleka kwemikhiqizo kagwayi kuhilela kakhulu imboni kulo mkhakha. “Ukulandelelwa kukagwayi kufanele kube ithuluzi elisebenzayo nelingabizi lokulwa nokushushumbiswa ngokungemthetho” kulungisile umkhulumeli weKhomishini [3], njengokungathi ukuchaza kangcono ukukhetha “kwesixazululo esixubile”… okusho ukuthi isisombululo esihlanganisa abakhiqizi bakagwayi ekulawuleni izimpahla abazithengisayo.

Lesi simemezelo asizange sehluleke ukwenza ochwepheshe bagxume, okungamukeleki kubo ukuthi izinkampani zikagwayi zinikeze amathuluzi okulawula nokulandeleka kwemikhiqizo yazo ngokwazo. Enkulumweni yabezindaba, le nhlangano, ehlanganisa amalungu aziwayo angu-16 embonini yokuhlinzeka ngezokuphepha nezinhlelo zokuqinisekisa ubuqiniso, igxeka ukungqubuzana kwezintshisekelo kanye nokuphazamiseka okungadalwa yisixazululo esinjalo. Ngakho, amaphuzu amabili ayinhloko alombiko onemininingwane aqokomisa, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuthi umbhalo ophakanyiswe yiKhomishani wawuzovumela abakhiqizi bakagwayi:

• ukufinyelela ekukhiqizeni amakhodi ahlukile ahlonza amaphakethe kagwayi, ngakho-ke, akwazi ukuwasebenzisa, ukuwaphambukisa noma ukuwaphindaphinda ukuze kuzuze wona;
• basebenzise ezabo izici zokuphepha zephakheji;
• khetha umhlinzeki wabo wokugcina idatha.

Ukumosha isikhathi, Amazwe Angamalungu, ngokusho kwamahemuhemu akamuva avela emihubheni yaseBrussels, aqinisekise izenzo eziphathisiwe kanye nezenzo zokuqalisa njengoba zimi. Iphutha okungenzeka ukuthi, uma liqinisekiswa, libe libi kakhulu njengoba livula umnyango wesistimu yokulandela umkhondo enephutha, engazuzisa imboni kagwayi ngakolunye uhlangothi, nobugebengu obuhleliwe ngakolunye. , okwenza ingcebo enkulu ngokushushumbisa ugwayi. .

UKUBUYISWA KWAMA-MEP?

Eqinisweni, isikhathi siyaphela manje sokuvimbela imboni kagwayi ekuzuzeni ukubheja ohlelweni olunenzuzo kakhulu lokulandela umkhondo nokulandela umkhondo. I-WHO idinga ngempela indlela esemthethweni emiswe ngoMeyi 2019, okuthi, njengoba injalo, izuzise izinkampani zikagwayi. Laba bakamuva badlala iwashi futhi bakhankase ukugcina ukulawula le makethe enkulukazi. Yini ethethelela ukwesaba okuvezwa ama-NGO kanye nochwepheshe ekulweni nokubhema.

Ngoba, uma Amazwe Angamalungu egunyaza uhlelo olutuswe yiKhomishana, ayoba abahlanganyeli, naphezu kwawo, abashushumbisi ikakhulukazi bemakethe emnyama enkulu etholakala kulo lonke elaseYurophu evela e-Ukraine futhi izofeza izithakazelo zezinkampani zikagwayi. Ukulimaza ukusebenza ngempumelelo kokulwa nokushushumbiswa okungekho emthethweni, okudinga ukuhlukaniswa okucacile kwezibopho phakathi kwabakhiqizi kanye nezinhlelo zokulandela umkhondo.

Ngemva kwevoti ezenzweni eziphathisiwe, ama-MEP kuphela anganamathisela ilungelo lawo le-veto futhi afune isibuyekezo kuKhomishini. IPhalamende LaseYurophu, kudosi le-glyphosate, selivele libonise ukusabela kwalo kanye nesifiso salo sokuqhubekela phambili, ngokuvotela isinqumo esingabophi esibiza ukunyamalala kwe-glyphosate. Kepha okuxakayo, noma ukushushumbiswa kukagwayi kubasa imakethe efanayo futhi ugwayi uyi-carcinogen eqondile, ebhekene nama-80% omdlavuza wamaphaphu, ambalwa amalungu ePhalamende abonakala elusukumela lolu daba. Ingabe ubuchwepheshe besihloko kanye nemizamo esivele isetshenzisiwe ingabaphushele ukuthi bamemezele ukunqoba ngokushesha okukhulu?

UFrancoise Grossetete, omunye wamaphayona kule ndaba, nakuba kunjalo wayexwayise ozakwabo “Ngokwamukela i-Tobacco Products Directive, sasinqobe impi yokuqala. Ukuqaliswa okusheshayo kohlelo lokulandelela nokulandela umkhondo kumele kusivumele ukuthi sinqobe impi.” Amazwi okuthi, njengoba ehlakaniphe kangaka, namuhla abonakala efana nentshumayelo yasogwadule...