Brussels, 05/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - On 6 June 2013, the European Commission unveiled a strategy to clamp down on the illegal trade in cigarettes and tobacco, which is undermining attempts to reduce smoking levels and depriving member states' budgets of some €10 billion in lost duty each year.
The plan in set out in a communication from the Council of Ministers and European Parliament and it is hoped to bring it on stream at the end of 2015. It aims to remove the incentives for...