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Jump to full article: seeurope.net, 2005-08-04
Author: Source: Kathimerini English edition
Intro: Greece agreed to the EU-wide ban on tobacco advertising yesterday, effectively banning the promotion of cigarettes in printed media, radio and over the Internet.
In a country where lighting up is second nature and advertisements for cigarettes abound, perhaps it was no surprise the government missed the July 31 deadline for adopting the Tobacco Advertising Directive, passed by the European Parliament in 2003.
However, the ministers of interior, health, finance and state yesterday signed up to the ban
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