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As more and more citizens come to reap the benefits of open trade on a global scale, as well as extended lifespan and high quality of life, they also seem to expect public authorities to deliver more protection against those threats, whether industrial or natural. Amid contemporary preoccupations with risks, managing threats to society has become one of the central tasks of governments. Despite its lack of full statehood, the EU does not seem an exception to this trend. Although not originally foreseen in the founding Treaty, the EU has over the last two decades witnessed the enactment of a vast body of legislation aimed at the protection of individuals’ health and safety. Collectively, this large body of legislation is often referred as ‘risk regulation’ because it seeks to address the risk of harm to individuals and society, stemming from all threats whether industrial or natural, voluntary or involuntary. As such it represents today the most important and widespread form of EU regulation in the internal market. The EU’s involvement in the government of risk is likely to grow and go beyond traditional product regulation. Due to the rising awareness of the need to tackle the so-called health risk factors, such as tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption and unhealthy diets, and of the link between good health and economic performance, the EU is progressively shaping – despite its limited competence in health matters – a ‘EU lifestyle policy’.
After illustrating the main features of this EU emerging policy, by focusing on the coexistence of traditional regulatory and self-regulatory mechanisms, this presentation offers an account of the legal, moral and public health challenges facing governmental efforts aimed at curbing lifestyle risks.
If you are interested in attending the event, please send an email to: javier.porrasbelarra@ceu.es or martinico@cepc.es
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