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[Europe, Spain, Vatican City] Anti-smoking campaign in focus at Brussels gathering

Brussels, Belgium, was the scene this week of an encounter with health and science journalists, in which reports were presented on the state of national health systems and new public health initiatives in member states
Vatican Radio (va)
added Feb 5, 2013 11:03
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[Gibraltar, Spain] Customs keep up tobacco pressure at estates

HM Customs have said that they are "pro-actively enforcing the Tobacco Act throughout the jurisdiction and particularly in residential estates," following the arrest of two Spanish nationals on Tuesday night.
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Oct 25, 2012 06:01
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[Gibraltar, Spain] Beach fury as frontier clampdown shifts tobacco smugglers to shore

A brazen daylight attempt to smuggle cigarettes from Eastern Beach using a speedboat has raised concern that tighter controls at the land border could push criminal gangs out to sea.
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Aug 29, 2012 21:25
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[Canary Islands, Europe, Spain] EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence, according to new Spanish study

Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men -- and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women -- resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax legislation in Spain in 2006. This i
ScienceDaily
added Apr 5, 2013 14:02
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[Spain, Illinois] SEPANIAK: What's a little smoke in the eye?

the sheer amount of people who smoke here is making me miss the States. However, it’s also making me realize that smoking is still a serious problem back home.
Western Courier (Western Illinois U., Macomb, IL)
added Feb 23, 2013 20:54
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[Gibraltar, Spain] Watson wants European Commission to act urgently on frontier tobacco ‘discrimination’

Liberal MEP for Gibraltar Sir Graham Watson has dispatched an urgent parliamentary question to the European Commission following revelations that the Spanish authorities are restricting the importation of cigarettes across La Línea de la Concepción fronti
PANORAMA (gi)
added Jan 18, 2013 07:38
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[Spain] UPDATE 3-Imperial Tobacco loses out to Spanish black market

Imperial Tobacco has taken a 1.2 billion-pound ($1.93 billion) writedown on its Spanish business as the impoverished country's smokers turn to cheaper black market cigarettes.
Reuters
added Oct 31, 2012 19:18
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[Gibraltar, Spain] Five arrests after drug and cigarette seizures

Two Spanish nationals were arrested at Eastern Beach after they were challenged and allegedly found to be in possession of a commercial quantity of cigarettes.
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Sep 22, 2012 06:56
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[Gibraltar, Spain] GIB GOVT TAKES RAZOR SECURITY TO FRONTIER ‘TOBACCO’ NO GO ZONE

The Gibraltar Government has taken physical and legislative steps to tighten security in the border area in the wake of last week’s violent clash between Customs officers and cigarette smugglers.
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Jun 8, 2012 14:41
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[Europe] Imperial Warns Spain's Economy Set to Worsen ($$)

Imperial Tobacco Group IMT.LN +0.43% PLC Tuesday wrote down the forecast market value of its Spanish unit by £1.2 billion ($1.92 billion) as the euro zone's fourth-largest economy remains mired in recession, with output falling for the fifth consecutive q
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Nov 1, 2012 14:39
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