Governments weaken EU tobacco curbs to secure agreement

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Governments weaken EU tobacco curbs to secure agreement

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/governments-weaken-eu-tobacco-curbs-secure-agreement-155350620.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Biy149pKU.wZjuMDQcdDEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-21T155350Z_1_CBRE95K185S00_RTROPTP_2_EUROGROUP-CYPRUS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A man smoking a cigarette is silhouetted in front of Buyuk Han (The Great Inn) in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus" align="left" title="A man smoking a cigarette is silhouetted in front of Buyuk Han (The Great Inn) in Nicosia, Northern Cyprus" border="0" /></a>By Claire Davenport and Ilona Wissenbach BRUSSELS/LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union health ministers agreed on Friday to ease tough planned restrictions on tobacco products to overcome opposition from some governments to the draft rules. The ministers rejected a ban on slim cigarettes proposed by the bloc's executive, the European Commission, but said they should be sold in normal-sized packets to reduce their appeal. They also agreed to outlaw menthol cigarettes and other tobacco flavorings. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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