EU commissioner for health and consumer policy, John Dalli, is calling for new rules that would help lead to his goal of a "smoke-free Europe."
In an interview with the German daily Die Welt, Dalli announced that he would take much stronger action against smoking and that the European Commission would introduce plans for new legislation in 2011.
"We need a complete ban on smoking in all public spaces, transport and the workplace," Dalli said.
The commissioner also favours a cigarette display ban in shops and supermarkets, a reduction of nicotine content in cigarettes, as well as plain cigarette packaging. “The more uniform and bland packaging the cigarettes are, the better,” the EU commissioner said. (pi)
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