Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-18-Speech-1-097"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Tobacco sponsorship and advertising2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021118.5.1-097"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-18-Speech-1-0982
lpv:speaker	lp:Bart Staes2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Anders gaan arbeiden, leven en vrijen (2002-09-23--2004-01-05)3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; CONT (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease (2002-01-17--2002-12-17)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Mr Maaten was right to focus on the content of the debate. In this connection, I regret that his report is not being debated together with that by Mr Medina Ortega today. I think that this would certainly have benefited the scope of the debate. As Mr Tsatsos pointed out, tobacco kills. In Europe, it claims 548 000 victims a year, or one every minute. Mr Maaten was right in saying that a tobacco advertising ban works and is lawful. May I add a few examples? Norway has had an advertising ban in place since 1975. This has led to a drop in consumption by 31%. There have been similar trends in Finland and New Zealand, where a ban since 1978 and 1990 respectively has led to a drop in consumption by 34% and 33% respectively. We should also condemn the anomaly that, although we give tobacco growers EUR 1 billion every year, we find it difficult to produce a comprehensive strategy to restrict the use of tobacco. Finally, I should also like to draw your attention to the link between the tobacco lobby and politicians. I would ask you to endorse the amendments by Mrs Stihler and others, also backed by myself, which call for the introduction of a registration system of donations from the tobacco industry to political parties and politicians."@en1

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