LOBBYISTS DO BATTLE IN BRUSSELS OVER TOBACCO INDUSTRY’S FUTURE
January 1st, 2010
BY DAVID HAWORTH and ALAN OSBORN
LINES are being drawn for another titanic battle in Brussels between the tobacco industry and anti-smoking activists. And the weapon of choice is lobbying.
The first phase, forcing cigarette companies to sell their product in plain, unbranded packets without logos, has already started following the 31-page document of non-binding recommendations (not a directive) published last year by the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers and which was briskly approved by the European Parliament.
And while 11 of the 27-country bloc ...
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