From: Euractiv
Angry tobacco industry asks Andriukaitis for ‘transparent dialogue’
By Sarantis Michalopoulos
Illicit whites seized at the Polish border. [Sarantis Michalopoulos]
The tobacco industry is fuming at EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis following his statement that manufacturers are “silent” over illicit trade.
EURACTIV.com has learnt that the Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers sent a letter last week to Andriukaitis, claiming that the industry “takes allegations of involvement in criminal activity extremely seriously”.
The tobacco manufacturers noted there was a need for an “open and transparent exchange” of views directly with them in order for the Commission to make a “sound judgment of our actions”.
