rendezvous

Markos Kyprianou about Graphic Warnings

Rendez-vous 164 - February 22, 2007

Q1. Mr Commissioner, our previous interview was more than a year ago (oct 15, 2005). Have you seen progress in 2006 in tobacco control at the EU level?

Markos Kyprianou: There has been a considerable progress in tobacco control over the last year.

The European Court of Justice upheld the validity of the Tobacco Advertising Directive in its ruling of December 2006, which is of great importance for the further development of tobacco control in the EU. In addition, all Member States have now transposed the Directive into their national legislation.

Markos Kyprianou

Rendez-vous 155
October 15 2005

Markos Kyprianou is  EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection

Thank you Mr Commissioner for taking the time to be with us today. May I ask you to introduce yourself?

 
My name is Markos Kyprianou and I am European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection. I took up this position last November, having been a member of the Commission since May 1st 2004 when my home country of Cyprus joined the EU along with 9 other countries.
As Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner, tobacco control is part of my dossier, and an area that I have highlighted as a priority.