EXCLUSIVE: Denmark to propose that WHO’s tough tobacco rules not directly affect EU law

Draft compromise says WHO decisions should not pre-empt future EU tobacco legislation

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EU member states have been at odds for months over the WHO’s proposed forward-looking measures. [Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images]

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