EU Politicians Trample on our Freedoms - The TPD

This time it is EU politicians trampling on our freedom. They have just passed the Tobacco Products Directive which will become law in 2 years’ time:

The EU Tobacco Products Directive rules include:

picture warnings must cover 65% of the front and back of every packet of cigarettes, with additional warnings on the top of the pack
a ban on “lipstick-style” packs aimed at women – all packs must have at least 20 cigarettes to leave room for health warnings
roll-your-own tobacco packs to have similar picture warnings
a ban on promotional elements, such saying “this product is free of additives” or is less harmful than other brands
a ban on flavoured cigarettes, such as menthol, fruit and vanilla
a maximum nicotine-concentration level for e-cigarettes.
EU-wide tracking of cigarettes to combat illegal trade

Chairman of Freedom2Choose, Dave Atherton has responded in a TV interview on BBC:

He is on from 07:12 to 09:37

Dave has also written about it here:

Further info in these links:

BBC News Article: Tough EU Smoking Rules Approved

There was no debate and the voting began at 13:09:34 with the final vote at 13:16:19: