Tobacco Industry Influenced European Decision
Anonym - 15.04.2002 19:25
Scientific Report: Tobacco Industry Influenced European Decision Makers
Sun Apr 14th, 2002 at 01:00:45 AM EST
[Politics]
The tobacco industry in the United States has suffered a lot in recent years, mostly because of multi-billion dollar class action lawsuits. Damages awards in Europe are typically much lower than in the US, and class action suits are not supported by most legislatures. As a result, business in Europe is still good. On the other hand, European politicians have been trying since the 1980s to regulate the industry. Their failure, concludes a new report published in the renowned medical journal The Lancet , is the result of a well-planned strategy of lobbyism and bribery. Most receptive to these efforts: the German and UK governments.
 http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2002/4/13/171543/300
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