France taxes cigarettes but smokers do not drop, while libertarian Sweden has become a ‘smoke‑free country’: the different paths of the EU in its fight against tobacco consumption
The EU is considering a major revision of the Excise and Tobacco Products Directives. The two countries stand as symbols...

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