Video viEUws.eu: EC: sigarettensmokkel is ondermijning legale handel (en)
Met dank overgenomen van viEUws - The EU Policy Broadcaster, gepubliceerd op woensdag 5 juni 2013.
Cornelia Primosch is joined by Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, Spokeswoman of the European Commission (EC), to discuss cigarette smuggling.
On Wednesday, 5th of June, the European Commission adopts a package which aims to strengthen the fight against illicit tobacco trade, focusing on cigarette smuggling.
According to the European Commission, cigarette smuggling is depriving member states of over €10 billion revenue every year concerning unpaid taxes and duties and it is also undermining health policy initiatives.