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The average price of a pack of cigarettes can range from €2.57 in Bulgaria to €11.37 in Ireland (Photo: Pixabay)

EU Commission targets tobacco and alcohol in cancer fight

The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday (3 February) a €4bn plan to improve the fight against cancer - a leading cause of death with a substantial economic burden in the EU.

"In 2020, while we were all fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us were fighting a silent battle. The battle against cancer," commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in a video s...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The average price of a pack of cigarettes can range from €2.57 in Bulgaria to €11.37 in Ireland (Photo: Pixabay)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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