The European Commission has warned member states that it will take legal action against those who have not implemented a ban on tobacco advertising, which the 25 nation bloc agreed to in 2003.
Germany, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic are in the firing line for their "stubborn" refusal to properly implement the ban, said EU health commissioner Markos Kyprianou while on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday (12 April).
"Smoking kills 650,000 people in the European ...
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