Brussels, 25/02/2016 (Agence Europe) - The majority of MEPs are against the renewed agreement concluded with Philip Morris (PMI) that seeks to tackle contraband and counterfeit cigarettes. Their speeches at the plenary session on Thursday 25 February demonstrate that they are not convinced by the evaluation published by the Commission in this connection.
Bart Staes (Greens/EFA, Belgium) stated “Mme Commissioner, let's not pretend that the tobacco industry is our friend. It is against the...