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"Mr President, speakers have drawn attention to a number of problems, including cigarette smuggling. I support their concern as it is generally believed that international criminals are now more interested in cigarette smuggling than drug-trafficking as it is more profitable and less dangerous. We in the EU must respond to this problem as a matter of urgency.
The profits from cigarette smuggling not only line the pockets of criminals but also deny revenue to the EU, which would otherwise be used in tackling cancer, poverty, the promotion of human rights, etc. In addition, cheaper cigarettes mean greater danger to health because of heavier tobacco consumption, and we must enlist the support of ministers in national and regional governments in any campaign against this.
The Commission should contact in particular the ministers of health and education in the Northern Ireland Assembly, Ms de Brun and Mr Martin McGuinness. I mention that because we use education and health programmes to combat cancer and the
recently revealed the deep involvement of the IRA in illicit cigarette smuggling. They have links to that organisation. What better way to discharge the ministerial portfolio than to encourage their friends to stop this activity. It also underlines a greater need for widespread policing in Northern Ireland."@en1
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"Anderstown News"1
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