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Every day, tobacco kills more people, and every year, over 500 000 Europeans die from smoking or passive smoking.
In response to this scourge, we should take the necessary steps, in particular by significantly reducing all forms of advertising or sponsorship of these products. We know that these communications play a part in increasing tobacco consumption, particularly amongst young people.
Furthermore, harmonisation on the subject, due to adequate, responsible cooperation between the Member States, can effectively reduce the increase in cigarette sales as well as the number of lives destroyed by smoking.
The amendments proposed by Parliament, however, are highly ambiguous and do not adopt a position in favour of public health, but quite the opposite. Under cover of arguments twisted to suit this context, such as the emphasis on freedom of speech, the wording of the parliamentary proposals allows for too free an interpretation and does not present a firm provision to protect Europeans. We must stop this hypocrisy.
The communication on tobacco should be based more on the dangers arising from the consumption of the product, which is extremely harmful to humans and particularly costly to society as a whole."@en1
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