Merkel fights against ban on tobacco advertising
In Luxembourg, the German chancellor defended a lawsuit that was initiated by Schröder.
Angela Merkel spoke before the European
Court of Justice against the general ban on tobacco advertising
which was submitted by Gerhard Schröder. The ban
was adopted by the EU member states two years ago. The new German
Like the previous government, the coalition is of the opinion that
Tobacco advertising has no influence on health, according to the Berlin
newspaper reports. Officially, the Berlin lawsuit is directed against the
Responsibility of the EU. For preventive health protection, the
national governments and not the EU. With this
The German government had already given this reason five years ago
a European ban on cigarette advertising. The
European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Germany, but restricted that
Brussels should be allowed to set rules if national advertising bans are
would disrupt the internal market. This sentence is the basis for the new
EU attempt to ban smoking advertising. German magazines
with cigarette advertising, for example in restrictive Sweden
cannot be sold, argues the EU Commission. The German
The government counters that the media in particular are strongly nationally oriented.
and are almost exclusively "without cross-border effect", as
the Berliner Zeitung further reports. The ruling of the European
Court of Justice is expected in summer 2006.
Court of Justice against the general ban on tobacco advertising
which was submitted by Gerhard Schröder. The ban
was adopted by the EU member states two years ago. The new German
Like the previous government, the coalition is of the opinion that
Tobacco advertising has no influence on health, according to the Berlin
newspaper reports. Officially, the Berlin lawsuit is directed against the
Responsibility of the EU. For preventive health protection, the
national governments and not the EU. With this
The German government had already given this reason five years ago
a European ban on cigarette advertising. The
European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Germany, but restricted that
Brussels should be allowed to set rules if national advertising bans are
would disrupt the internal market. This sentence is the basis for the new
EU attempt to ban smoking advertising. German magazines
with cigarette advertising, for example in restrictive Sweden
cannot be sold, argues the EU Commission. The German
The government counters that the media in particular are strongly nationally oriented.
and are almost exclusively "without cross-border effect", as
the Berliner Zeitung further reports. The ruling of the European
Court of Justice is expected in summer 2006.
