European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare

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The European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare is a member of the European Commission. The current Commissioner is Olivér Várhelyi. The portfolio is responsible for matters of public health and animal welfare.

Portfolio

Markos Kyprianou was appointed to the Barroso Commission as European Commissioner for Health & Consumer Protection; however, with the accession of Bulgaria on 1 January 2007, the Consumer Protect portfolio was split off and given to Meglena Kuneva (See: European Commissioner for Consumer Protection). The post's Directorate-General is still merged with that office.

One policy is the promotion of warnings on tobacco packets, with the Commission moving towards pictorial warnings.[http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_determinants/life_style/Tobacco/warnings_en.htm Commissioner Kyprianou urges EU governments to use pictorial warnings on tobacco packets ] European Commission Following several European Union member states enacting bans on smoking in public places Kyprianou proposed a plan for an EU-wide ban of that kind.[http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/commission-wants-eu-wide-smoking-ban-public-places/article-161299 Commission wants EU-wide smoking ban in public places] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830031601/http://www.euractiv.com/en/health/commission-wants-eu-wide-smoking-ban-public-places/article-161299 |date=30 August 2008 }} euractiv.com 30 January 2007

In May 2007, Kyprianou released a paper to tackle the shortage of organ donation in the Union. The plan included promotion, specially trained medical staff and an EU wide organ donor card.[http://euobserver.com/9/24153 Brussels to push for EU-wide organ donor card] EUobserver. 20 May 2007 After Kyprianou was appointed Foreign Minister of Cyprus, he was replaced by Androulla Vasiliou on 3 March 2008.

List of commissioners

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European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare

Portfolio

List of commissioners

See also

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