Press Release: Commission proposes to continue financing Community Tobacco Fund to pay for awareness-raising on dangers of tobacco

On 4 February, 2008, the European Commission proposed to extend the financing of the Community Tobacco Fund for the next two years. Since the reform of the Common Market Organisation for tobacco in 2004, the Fund has financed information policies to improve public awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco consumption. In the current funding period, the Fund gave support to the 'HELP – for a life without tobacco' campaign (see www.help-eu.com).