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European policymaking on the tobacco advertising ban: the importance of escape routes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2010

Sandra Adamini ,
Esther Versluis  and
Hans Maarse
Sandra Adamini*
Affiliation:
Consultant Health, ECORYS Nederland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Esther Versluis
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Hans Maarse
Affiliation:
Professor of Health Care Policy Analysis, Department of Health Organisation, Policy and Economics, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
*
Correspondence to: Sandra Adamini, Consultant Health, ECORYS Nederland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Email: Sandra.Adamini@ecorys.com
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Abstract

This article analyses the European Union policymaking process regarding tobacco advertising. While others already highlighted the importance of intergovernmental bargaining between member states to explain the outcome of the tobacco advertising case, the main aim of this article is to identify the use of escape routes by the Commission, the European Parliament, the Council and interest groups that played an important role in overcoming the deadlock. When looking at the different institutions that structure policymaking, we argue that indeed focusing on escape routes provides a clear insight in the process and in what strategies were necessary to ‘make Europe work’. In the end, it appears to be a combination of escape routes that resulted in the final decision.

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Health Economics, Policy and Law , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , 26 January 2011 , pp. 65 - 84
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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