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13075European health organisations are powerless against the wine lobby
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European health organisations are powerless against the wine lobby

Behind the EU’s Wine Package lies a quiet political battle between public health and powerful agricultural interests. This blog traces how wine escaped the rules applied to other alcohol products.

Wim van Dalen

24 Feb 2026

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7753Does alcohol make you fat?

Does alcohol make you fat?

Dr Gary O’Donovan

24th November 2021

7743Putting safety first

Putting safety first

Tim Rogers

17th November 2021

7731Does a tipple topple the scales? The science on alcohol and body weight

Does a tipple topple the scales? The science on alcohol and body weight

Mackenzie Fong

10th November 2021

7718Has MUP in Scotland reduced alcohol-related crime in the first 21 months? Reflections on an evaluation

Has MUP in Scotland reduced alcohol-related crime in the first 21 months? Reflections on an evaluation

Dr Carly Lightowlers and Lucy Bryant

4th November 2021

7697Is it time to help alcohol retailers make more money by selling less alcohol?

Is it time to help alcohol retailers make more money by selling less alcohol?

Dr Tim Stockwell and Kate Vallance

20th October 2021

7626Higher alcohol taxes could save thousands of lives lost due to cancer in WHO European Region

Higher alcohol taxes could save thousands of lives lost due to cancer in WHO European Region

Carolin Kilian

13th October 2021

7632What COVID-19 restrictions tell us about violence and how alcohol availability affects this

What COVID-19 restrictions tell us about violence and how alcohol availability affects this

Professor Jonathan Shepherd CBE

6th October 2021

7577Preventing harmful alcohol consumption is an excellent investment for countries

Preventing harmful alcohol consumption is an excellent investment for countries

Marion Devaux and Michele Cecchini

28th September 2021

7568How can we use what we already know about health inequality to understand inequalities in alcohol harm?

How can we use what we already know about health inequality to understand inequalities in alcohol harm?

Jennifer Boyd

15th September 2021

7565Alcohol, pregnancy and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): NICE, PHE, DHSC and other bodies are finally getting serious

Alcohol, pregnancy and Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): NICE, PHE, DHSC and other bodies are finally getting serious

Sandra Butcher

9th September 2021

7550Alcohol-related violence: a summary of research presented at the 2021 British Society of Criminology conference

Alcohol-related violence: a summary of research presented at the 2021 British Society of Criminology conference

Olivia Horsefield

1st September 2021

7530None for the road: Why lowering drink drive limits didn’t lower road traffic collisions

None for the road: Why lowering drink drive limits didn’t lower road traffic collisions

Dr Jonathan James and Professor Marco Francesconi

25th August 2021

7474The transition to fatherhood and men’s health: How can we better support fathers?

The transition to fatherhood and men’s health: How can we better support fathers?

Dr Elena D Dimova and Dr Rachel O’Donnell

5th August 2021

7461How do stakeholders in global alcohol policymaking talk about alcohol harms and control measures?

How do stakeholders in global alcohol policymaking talk about alcohol harms and control measures?

Chiara Rinaldi

29th July 2021

7419Is the alcohol industry placing profits before teens’ future prospects?

Is the alcohol industry placing profits before teens’ future prospects?

Dr Pamela Trangenstein and Dr Raimee Eck

22nd July 2021

7406Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland and Wales: what is the impact so far?

Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland and Wales: what is the impact so far?

Professor Eileen Kaner

15th July 2021

7362More accurate estimates for the burden of Alcohol on the Ambulance Service: around 1 in 6 callouts in Scotland are alcohol related

More accurate estimates for the burden of Alcohol on the Ambulance Service: around 1 in 6 callouts in Scotland are alcohol related

Francesco Manca, Professor Jim Lewsey and Professor Niamh Fitzgerald

8th July 2021

7326Alcohol marketing versus public health: David and Goliath?

Alcohol marketing versus public health: David and Goliath?

Dr Mary Madden and Professor Jim McCambridge

2nd July 2021

7293Medicines to support recovery from alcohol: are they being used?

Medicines to support recovery from alcohol: are they being used?

Dr Kim Donoghue

24th June 2021

7277Advertising ‘Greatness’? Guinness marketing and exposure in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations

Advertising ‘Greatness’? Guinness marketing and exposure in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations

Dr Alex Barker

17th June 2021

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