Brussels briefing

Commissioner snussed out of job

Brussels is agog over the firing of the commissioner in charge of health and consumer policy after the anti-fraud squad, Olaf, found that his friend was looking for €60m to get him to legalise selling snus.

Snus, tobacco in a tiny pouch placed under the top lip, can only be sold in Sweden and they hoped commissioner John Dalli would legalise its sale throughout the EU in his forthcoming tobacco directive.