Sex and smoking
The Financial Times reported on Fri. that pressure from
the media industry has forced EU Social Affairs
Commissioner Anna Diamantopolou to drop the idea
for now of a clampdown on sexist television shows and
advertising in the EU. Czech viewers had risked losing
"Peøíèko" and other risqué TV programs.
Diamantopolou also said that no legislation is currently
planned for a ban on smoking in bars and cafes. This,
too, would have forced many Czechs to change their
habits. Diamantopolou's announcement came two days
before the start of the EU intergovernmental conference
in Rome, which is expected to lead to the confrontation
of new and existing EU members. Average Czechs
aren't very interested in the draft EU Constitution, but a
proposed ban on sexy shows and smoking in pubs
might have been enough to put them in a fighting mood.
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