MEP blasts meeting between industry and Irish government

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Irish MEP Nessa Childers (S&D) has denounced a meeting held early this month between the tobacco industry and Ireland's prime minister and two of his ministers. She claims the meeting violates terms of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (Decision FCTC/COP/3/7) since it was not made public. "This is absolutely shocking and shows complete disregard for all who campaign for public health issues and against cancer in Ireland," said Childers, co-chair of the European Parliament's Forum Against Cancer.