If the European Commission decides to renew an anti-smuggling agreement with tobacco firm Philip Morris International (PMI), it is likely to get the go ahead from EU capitals, this website found after asking diplomatic sources from each member state.
Sources from over half of the 28 states responded to emailed questions about the tobacco deal, which will expire in July.
Eastern EU states expressed straightforward support of continuing the EU-PMI deal, with only Estonian sources saying their country would oppose a renewal or extension.
Some countries said they would determine their support based on how the EU commission sells a renewal, but most countries said they were in principle in favour of continuing the agreement, or did not have strong objections.
“Although we don’t have any specific details so far, we could say that Greece, as many other countries, would not oppose to an extension/renewal of the agreement,” said a Greek diplomatic source, adding that the current deal had shown “positive results” in the fight against tobacco smuggling. Read More>
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