BYRNE SWANSONG

BY KEITH NUTHALLANTI-TOBACCO European Union (EU) health Commissioner David Byrne will release a report this autumn proposing further EU measures to restrict smoking, as his official term expires (on October 31). Speaking at a Tobacco Control Conference, at Limerick, the Irishman said a Commission Strategic Tobacco Control Report would propose ways of "denormalising" tobacco and promote measures helping smokers to quit. "This means targeted awareness raising through information campaigns and better support services," said Byrne, who called for more national ...


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