European Court of Auditors: Fighting the Illicit Tobacco Trade - EU Not Up to Task
September 09, 2026
September 09, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 9 -- The European Union's European Court of Auditors issued the following news:
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Fighting the illicit tobacco trade: EU not up to the task
* Nearly 1 in 10 cigarettes on the EU market is produced illegally or smuggled
* An estimated Euros13 billion of budget revenue in the EU and its member states is lost to the illicit tobacco trade each year
* EU initiatives to combat the illicit tobacco trade a . . .
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Fighting the illicit tobacco trade: EU not up to the task
* Nearly 1 in 10 cigarettes on the EU market is produced illegally or smuggled
* An estimated Euros13 billion of budget revenue in the EU and its member states is lost to the illicit tobacco trade each year
* EU initiatives to combat the illicit tobacco trade a . . .