Anti-cancer plan: Commission wants more • Table.Briefings

Cigarette consumption is to be reduced in the EU.

Smoking and vaping should be reduced in places where children and young people spend a lot of time. This is what the EU Commission is calling for in a recommendation to the member states. The aim is to have the first „smoke-free generation“ by 2040, in which no more than five percent smoke.

The EU Commission is calling for more smoke-free zones to protect people from passive smoking and reduce the number of cancer deaths. „Every year, 700,000 people in the EU lose their lives due to tobacco consumption, including tens of thousands due to passive smoking“, said outgoing Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides. „In a European Health Union, we have a duty to protect our citizens, especially children and young people, from exposure to harmful smoke and emissions.“

Anti-cancer plan: Commission wants more non-smoking zones

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