Swiss citizens said no to an anti-science referendum on food sovereignty. It is the best news from last week. Finally, the fake food sovereignty, which seems every day more like a health freak bias, was rejected to the sender as well as the no-GMOs rhetoric. We hope that other countries, including Italy and all Europe, […]
Why do companies and farmers’ associations make themselves heard loudly only when Italian products rich in saturated fats are attacked? Instead when others product are attacked with anti-scientific calumnies they are silent. This little game runs the risk of turning against them. Whether true or not, the news that UN and WHO want to punish […]
Here an excerpt of the edtiorial written by Pietro Paganini and published in The Daily Caller on June 1st There’s no need to worry: western liberal democracies are not in crisis. The ground gained by various forms of populism and the unsophisticated reemergence of ideologies considered dead and buried cannot be attributed to the failure of liberalism. […]
Open letter to the Director General of WHI to support innovation and intellectual property rights protection. Health requires both of them. Innovation and intellectual property must be at the core of the next World Health Assembly organized by the WHO. Competere, along with a coalition of European think tanks, has published and sent to the Director General […]
ForFreeChoice joins the Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI) RDI’s Manifesto: 1. The modern world is at risk of losing its way. The liberal-democratic order is under attack from within and without. In response, a Committee has been formed to respond to the crisis. This document describes the crisis and outlines the responses necessary to meet […]
Today we celebrate the World IP Day. Protecting intellectual property rights is fundamental to foster innovation and economic growth. World IP Day, ForFreeChoice, in partnership with Property Rights Alliance, is proud to stand with content creators and rights holders around the world to fight for stronger, more effective intellectual property rights. This year ForFreeChoice is especially proud to […]
As the European Commission prepares to release its long-awaited and controversial review of pharmaceutical innovation incentives, a coalition of think tanks, NGOs and academics from a range of European countries today urge policymakers to put innovation at the heart of it. “Innovation is paramount to Europe’s future economic growth. Yet EU member states underspend on […]
“Five Years of Failure!” That’s the message a global coalition of 62 think tanks and rights advocates are sending to the new WHO Director Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus in reference to the plain packaging policy the organization continues to promote. Five years ago, Australia became the first country to fully implement plain packaging by denying all […]
The Australian plain packaging legislation was implemented in December 2012. Since then, trademarks, logos, non-prescribed colors and graphics have been removed from packs. But 5 years later, there is no evidence that plain packaging has achieved (or is likely to achieve) any public health benefits. The Australian plain packaging legislation was implemented in December 2012. […]
For the last years, the world’s major food wholesalers (10 mega-groups) have been pushing for the EU Commission and Parliament to adopt a directive that obliges all member states to adopt the nutritional traffic light system. It would be a real threat for citizen’s right to be correctly informed. Our freedom of choice is being […]