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Warns against EU taxes on nicotine - ”Risking jobs and public health”

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EU wants to make Terea twice as expensive - “Listening more to lobbyists than citizens”

Taxpayers pressures government in nicotine tax battle

UK: Vaping has overtaken smoking - ”Good news for public health”

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New European study: Road users have fewer respiratory symptoms than smokers

Warns against EU taxes on nicotine - ”Risking jobs and public health”

87 industry organisations, manufacturers and retailers are raising the alarm about the European Commission's planned tax increases on cigarettes and smokeless nicotine products. The sector warns of job and fiscal collapse - and says public health could suffer.

EU wants to make Terea twice as expensive - “Listening more to lobbyists than citizens”

The European Commission's proposal for a sharp increase in nicotine taxes continues to face opposition from several Member States. It is no longer just about higher prices for nicotine pouches and e-liquid - it is now clear that...

Taxpayers pressures government in nicotine tax battle

“Swedish snus users should not have to pay SEK 70 for a can of white snus” This is the opinion of the Taxpayers' Association, which is now entering the debate on the EU's proposal for a new tax on smokeless...

UK: Vaping has overtaken smoking - ”Good news for public health”

For the first time ever, more Britons are vejpar than smoke. This is according to a new report from the Office for National Statistics. In total, 5.4 million British adults use e-cigarettes regularly -...

New European study: Road users have fewer respiratory symptoms than smokers

A major new study from Scotland shows that people who use e-cigarettes, without smoking regular cigarettes, report fewer respiratory symptoms than cigarette smokers. At the same time, there is no statistically significant difference between vejp users and...

World-leading anti-smoking policy given ”disgrace award” at WHO meeting - Ban hailed - ”Absurd”

New Zealand's focus on harm reduction with e-cigarettes is being questioned by the WHO's own lobby group, which instead points to Mexico's total ban on smokeless nicotine products as a model. "Absurd" say leading scientists and activists.

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COP11: Increased concerns over EU approval of smoke-free nicotine ban - ”100,000 jobs at risk”

The EU delegation representing the Union at COP11 may advocate for a ban on smokeless nicotine products at the COP11 meeting on the Tobacco Convention in Geneva. This is despite the fact that after weeks of negotiations it was agreed...

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Denmark accused of pushing through nicotine pouch ban at COP11

The EU's internal conflict over smoke-free nicotine products has flared up again - in the midst of negotiations on the Tobacco Convention in Geneva. According to several sources, Denmark has independently amended the EU's common...

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COP11: New Zealand cut smoking rates in half - highlights e-cigarettes as key

New Zealand has reduced smoking to historically low levels by combining tough tobacco legislation with harm reduction measures and regulated access to e-cigarettes. This was reported by the country's Ministry of Health during COP11 and the negotiations on the future...

News and debate on nicotine, e-cigs and snus

Warns against EU taxes on nicotine - ”Risking jobs and public health”

EU wants to make Terea twice as expensive - “Listening more to lobbyists than citizens”

Taxpayers pressures government in nicotine tax battle

UK: Vaping has overtaken smoking - ”Good news for public health”

New European study: Road users have fewer respiratory symptoms than smokers

Warns against EU taxes on nicotine - ”Risking jobs and public health”

EU wants to make Terea twice as expensive - “Listening more to lobbyists than citizens”

Taxpayers pressures government in nicotine tax battle

UK: Vaping has overtaken smoking - ”Good news for public health”

New European study: Road users have fewer respiratory symptoms than smokers

World-leading anti-smoking policy given ”disgrace award” at WHO meeting - Ban hailed - ”Absurd”

COP11: Increased concerns over EU approval of smoke-free nicotine ban - ”100,000 jobs at risk”

Denmark accused of pushing through nicotine pouch ban at COP11

COP11: New Zealand cut smoking rates in half - highlights e-cigarettes as key

Majority of smokers believe e-cigarettes are as dangerous as cigarettes - ”A lie that costs lives”

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Banning line reversed in EU - no common position yet for COP11