An Irish MEP has called for a total ban on tobacco products across the European Union within 15 years.
Avril Doyle, head of the Irish faction within the centre-right European People's Party (EPP), on Tuesday told a Brussels conference on how to prevent the tobacco industry from lobbying EU politicians that she wants cigarettes and cigars illegal in Europe by 2025.
"I would be happy to see a long-term target date, say 2025, when it would be illegal to sell tobacco products in the E...
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