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In March, two days after the entry into force of the first international (1)
control treaty, the Commission launched a new 72 million
Euro anti-smoking it aims to
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Dubbed “Help: for a Life without tobacco",
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a tobacco-free lifestyle, highlight the dangers of smoking and support the trend towards tobacco-free public
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and young adults will be the main (6)
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a) treaty b) campaign c) debate
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a) active b) passive c) addictive
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a) important b) serious c) target
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READING
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Pop stars join EU anti-smoking campaign WHAT do Moby, Sophie Ellis Bextor, the A-Teens and Loona have in common?
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Yes, they’re all pop stars. But, more importantly to the European Commission, they all ‘Feel free to say no’ – to cigarettes. These non-smoking celebrities are among more than 15 pop acts who star in anti-smoking advertisements aimed at teenagers. The Commission-sponsored commercials will air on 38 TV channels, plus some 5,000 cinemas in all member states, and on MTV Europe. The advertisements will vary across Europe to take account of differing degrees of popularity of the various acts. “The credibility of these non-smoking music stars supports the message ‘Be cool – don’t smoke’ among their audiences,” said Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner David Byrne. “It is well-known that eight out of ten people who smoke start when they are between 12 and 18 years old.” According to a Eurobarometer survey published last month, 37% of EU citizens aged 15-24 smoke regularly. And the World Health Organization has found that the number of young smokers is on the rise in all member states. This will be the second series of commercials produced as part of a wider antitobacco campaign that began on 31 May under the heading ‘a tobacco-free World Cup’ and featured well-known footballers. The overall budget of the three-year campaign is €18 million. The current leg also includes print, radio and billboard advertising. Byrne said he was pleased to see so many pop stars “teaming up with the EU”. In parallel, a Commission proposal to curb tobacco advertising is being discussed in the European Parliament. The Economist Newspaper Limited. http://www.europeanvoice.com/archive/article.asp?id=16537 (adapted)
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Complete these sentences with information from the text.
