Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2016-06-07-Speech-2-276-437"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20160607.26.2-276-437"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spoken text |
"I authored this report and I was delighted that the report successfully passed through the European Parliament today.
This is a huge step in the right direction in the fight against smuggled and illicit tobacco products.
Tobacco products, both illicit and legal, cause unfathomable harm to the health and well-being of citizens. Smoking has recently been identified as the single greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death in the north of Ireland.
The illicit trade in tobacco products is a scourge that effects all of Europe and Ireland is no exception. It costs the north of Ireland UKP 450 million each year.
Internal company documents reveal that smuggling became an integral part of tobacco companies’ business strategies and according to Customs, Imperial Brand, the world’s fourth-largest international cigarette company, accounted for 55% of the 17 billion cigarettes smuggled into ‘Britain and the north’ every year.
The passing of this report means that the European Union is now under pressure to ratify and enforce the World Health Organisation’s Protocol on the elimination of the illicit trade in tobacco products. When ratified this protocol will see countries collaborate in the fight against the illegal trade in tobacco products."@en1
|
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:unclassifiedMetadata |
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples