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Philip Morris advertisement from 1942. The EU and its member states began an anti-smuggling deal with PMI in 2004. (Photo: Joe Haupt)

EU questions 'continued relevance' of tobacco deal

A long-awaited report assessing an agreement between tobacco multinational Philip Morris International (PMI), the European Union and its member states says the deal “effectively met its objective”, but may not be fit for the future.

“The evidence suggests, even if no direct causality can be established, that the PMI Agreement has effectively met its objective of reducing the prevalence of PMI contraband on the illicit EU tobacco market, as shown by a drop of around 85% in the volume of ...

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