An exceptionally intensive lobbying effort has not been successful in persuading Finnish MEPs to oppose tighter regulations on their business. Just one of the thirteen MEPs says they will oppose the new regulations, but Finnish support may not be enough after the EU parliament delayed a crucial vote.
On 5 September, a crucial vote on the new measures was delayed until 8 October. That means time is running out to implement the proposed law before the EU presidency passes from Lithuania to Greece.
Tobacco companies have reportedly funded an intensive lobbying effort in response to the proposed restrictions. The Guardian published a report on Phillip Morris International’s (PMI) lobbying strategy yesterday, detailing the company’s efforts to influence the parliament’s legislative process.
The Guardian reported that PMI had employed 161 people to try and sway MEPs, and that they had claimed 1.25 million euros in expenses for meetings with politicians in the first six months of 2012, meeting 233 MEPs by 22 June 2012.
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