Ο ρόλος των ομάδων συμφερόντων στη διαμόρφωση νομοθετημάτων για την υγεία

Abstract

This paper attempts to determine whether interest groups influence and if so to what extent health legislation in Greece. The research method chosen is a case study of the law of the Ministry of Health entitled "Establishment of a National Public Health Organization (EODY), Regulations for tobacco products and other provisions of the Ministry of Health" Law 4633/2019 (Government Gazette .161 / Α / 16.10.2019) and specifically the provisions of articles 16 - 18, which introduce regulations for tobacco products. This is an issue that has preoccupied the EU. and Greece, the second and due to the repeated efforts to implement the anti-smoking policy. Stakeholders vary as they come from the medical community, from pressure groups, who are against active and passive smoking, or citizens who want to support their right to smoke freely and the tobacco industry, which is a powerful factor in shaping policy. The versatility of the parties and their power was a key factor in the selection of this legislation for the case study, as it is expected all the stakeholders to be actively involved in the consultation processes and to put significant pressure on the political authorities. The pressure is expected to be reflected in the amendment of the draft law to be passed, with the incorporation in the text that was put for consultation of data and views submitted by interest groups. The degree of influence results from the comparison of the two texts with each other. The scientific and practical contribution hereof is to draw conclusions about the action of interest groups and whether there are in fact the necessary tools to participate in the life policy of the country.