煙草在線《波蘭電臺》報道編譯　　在歐盟各農業部長在盧森堡會面時，波蘭農業部長Stanislaw Kalemba加倍努力，爭取為波蘭煙農取得補貼。

　　歐盟的煙草補貼在2010年時就已經被逐步取消，但在今年3月的時候，歐洲議員投票通過了一項立法草案，在對《共同同業政策》（CAP）進行修改后，可能會重新開始給煙草提供補貼。

　　波蘭農業部長Stanislaw Kalemba對波蘭新聞社說：“我們在努力爭取獲得這些補貼，這是正在進行磋商的主題。”

　　在這個問題上，波蘭與意大利、希臘和西班牙通力協作，Stanislaw Kalemba說，捷克共和國也可能會支持恢復煙草補貼的要求。

　　他明確表示：“我們提出的是一個集團內的行動。”他強調說，其目的是為整個歐盟的煙農獲得平等的條件。

　　Kalemba指出，波蘭大約有1萬個家庭可能從煙草補貼中受益。

　　波蘭是歐盟第二大煙草生產國，卷煙是波蘭出口量最大的產品。

　　然而，歐盟最近開展了一項耗資3000萬歐元的行動，旨在阻止人們吸煙。

　　同樣，歐盟的一項指令草案也為可能實施的薄荷卷煙及細支卷煙禁令鋪平了道路，因為這些卷煙被認為對兒童的吸引力太大。

Poland Pushes for EU Tobacco Subsidies

　　Minister of Agriculture Stanislaw Kalemba has redoubled efforts to secure subsidies for Polish tobacco farmers as EU agricultural ministers meet in Luxembourg.

　　EU subsidies for tobacco were phased out in 2010, but in March this year, MEPs voted through draft legislation that could restart the process with amendments to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

　　"We are striving for these subsidies, and it's an ongoing subject of negotiation," Minister Kalemba told the Polish Press Agency (PAP).

　　Poland has joined forces with Italy, Greece and Spain on the matter, and Kalemba says that the Czech Republic may also back the bid for bringing back tobacco subsidies.

　　"We've taken up an initiative within a group," he affirmed, stressing that the aim is to secure equal conditions for tobacco growers across the EU.

　　Kalemba noted that some 10,000 families in Poland could benefit from the subsidies.

　　Poland is the second biggest tobacco producer in the EU, and cigarettes are the country's largest export.

　　Nevertheless, the EU is currently running a 30 million euro campaign aimed at discouraging people from smoking.

　　Likewise, a draft EU directive has paved the way for a potential ban on menthol and slim cigarettes, which were deemed as being too attractive to children. Enditem