German Press Review – 09 October 2013

German Press Review – 09 October 2013
European Parliament
Tobacco directive
Numerous papers report on the adoption of the tobacco directive by the European
Parliament. MEP Matthias GROOTE stated that the directive is an important step
to protect especially young people to take up smoking. MEPs Karl-Heinz
FLORENZ and Jürgen CREUTZMANN see the directive as a success and a good
compromise. MEP Peter LIESE welcomed the decision concerning e-cigarettes.
MEP Renate SOMMER, however, deplored that the debate about the new tobacco
directive resembled a "witch hunt". MEPs Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT and
Rebecca HARMS criticized the extreme efforts of the tobacco lobby to weaken the
directive, both are not fully satisfied with the voted result.
Frankfurter Allgemeine, p. 9
BILD, p. 2
die tageszeitung, p. 7
Stuttgarter Zeitung, p. 1
Handelsblatt, p. 20
Der Tagesspiegel, p. 15
Westdeutsche Allgemeine, p. 5
Frankfurter Rundschau, p. 12 (also comment)
Süddeutsche Zeitung, p. 1 and 19
Refugees/ Asylum
policy
The death of numerous refugees near Lampedusa causes a debate in Germany
about the EU refugees and asylum policy. President Martin SCHULZ demands
that Germany should host more refugees. Hans-Peter Friedrich, Federal Minister of
the Interior of Germany criticizes Martin SCHULZ and states that Germany hosts
the majority of refugees in Europe.
Many articles mention that the European Parliament will vote about Eurosur, a new
system to control EU frontiers. MEP Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF states that "it's
important to prevent the death of ever more refugees".
Augsburger Allgemeine, p.4
Frankfurter Allgemeine, p.1
Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung,
Passauer Neue Presse, p. 4
Die Welt, p. 7
EU - Ukraine/
Timoshenko
Berliner Zeitung reports about the negotiations between the EU and Ukraine and
about the mission of MEP Pat COX and Alexander Kwasniewski as special envoys
of the European Parliament to achieve the release of Julija Timoshenko. A
solution seems close, reports Berliner Zeitung.
Berliner Zeitung, p. 7
Pilot flight time
Berliner Zeitung reports on the vote about new rules on flight and rest times for
pilots. The Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament wants
the Commission to withdraw the proposal, the plenary of the EP will vote on this
issue.
Berliner Zeitung, p. 10
Football World Cup
in Qatar
MEP Barbara LOCHBIHLER sharply criticised the FIFA for not doing enough to
impose the respect of human rights to the Qatar authorities. According to news
reports, 44 foreign workers died in Qatar on construction sites for the World Cup
facilities.
Die Welt, p. 21