KYPRIANOU HEARING
October 1st, 2004
BY DAVID HAWORTHTHERE is no scourge worse than tobacco, Markos Kyprianou the incoming European Union (EU) Commissioner for health and consumer protection declared at the outset of his European Parliament (EP) hearing last week which is to determine his suitability for the job. It was an emphatic performance, which promised "substantial and serious work" against smoking, obesity and excessive use of alcohol and he promised higher standards in the food chain, which will give consumers greater protection."I will take on the tobacco giants," Kyprianou asserted, ...
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