Brussels, 20/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - In Dublin on Monday 20 September, European Commissioner for Taxation and the Customs Union Algirdas Šemeta opened the first-ever high-level conference to boost cooperation between the EU and the United States in the fight against cigarette smuggling. This illegal trade is estimated to cost the European taxpayer €10 billion a year and helps to finance terrorism and organised crime. Given the global dimension of the problem, “a strong and active...