Rome / Brussels, 01/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - Italian Finance Minister Mr. Del Turco declared that Italy was prepared to take on the tobacco multinationals" before an American court for their responsibility in cigarette contraband. The one condition is that other Member States join in: Italy's slogan, according to the Minister, is: "the first in line but not alone". Contacts have been made with different governments, foremost Spain, a country for which tax evasion regarding cigarettes is as...