Brussels, 25/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 26 February, the European Parliament will vote in plenary on the draft EU directive on tobacco products, thus formally endorsing in first reading an agreement reached on 18 December in inter-institutional talks with the EU Council of Ministers (see EUROPE 10987). The draft directive still needs to be formally adopted by the Council of Ministers. Before the plenary, the S&D Group commented that the compromise was close to the negotiating position...