Cypriot to crusade against smoking by movie heroes

SILVERSCREEN heroes will be non-smokers from now on if the new European Commissioner for Health has his way.

Cypriot to crusade against smoking by movie heroes

He wants every one of the EU members to follow Ireland’s example and ban cigarette smoking in public places, including pubs and restaurants, inside five years.

The Cypriot, who will take over from Ireland’s David Byrne next month, says he hopes to convince Europe’s film industry to remove all cigarette smoking from films and television programmes.

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