Banning line reversed in EU - no common position yet for COP11
The EU has still not managed to find a common position for the WHO meeting on the tobacco convention that starts next week.
Tag: e-cig
Flavour bans are spreading across the EU - but a majority still allow variety
The trend for European countries to ban flavoured e-liquids is gaining momentum. This year, Latvia became the ninth country in a row to ban flavoured e-liquids - and more are on the way. In the majority of...
New tax on vejp products in the UK - and requirement for stamps on all packaging
According to a new directive from the UK government, from 1 October 2026 the UK will introduce a special tax on vejp products called ”Vaping Products Duty”. The tax will have a broad impact and cover all...
Fierce EU battle on smoke-free nicotine ahead of WHO tobacco meeting - Sweden on the frontline
EU member states are on a collision course ahead of the secret WHO tobacco meeting. Sweden has a crucial role to play, but experts warn of the risks of compromise. "Don't let the prohibitionists get an inch"
France: 130,000 in protest against new tax on e-juice
”Don't kill the vejp”. A petition against the French government's plans to tax e-liquid, ban online sales and effectively equate vejp products with smoking tobacco, has gathered over 130,000 signatures in just three months.
How Danish Gejser became the biggest in flavour-banned Denmark
From home-bought e-cigarettes sold in the harbour, to becoming Denmark's largest vejp chain, via flavour bans and competition with the black market. Vejpkollen crosses the strait and checks out how Gejser mastered...
Study: E-cigarettes helped smokers quit - emergency room support effective
A new UK study shows that the emergency department can be an unexpectedly effective place to kick-start a smoking cessation programme - especially when e-cigarettes are used as part of the treatment.
EU budget under threat - 14 countries side with Sweden on nicotine tax
The European Commission's record budget is at risk of collapse. There is strong opposition to plans to finance part of the budget through new nicotine and corporate taxes - with 14 member states siding with Sweden.
"Alliance between snus users and vejp users could save smoke-free options in the EU"
Sweden needs to build alliances within the EU to defend Swedish alternatives to cigarettes. This is the view of Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers (SD). "We are pretty much alone on nicotine pouches in the EU, but it...
Research: Better fertility when smokers switched to e-cigs
In addition to less damage to the lungs, vejpning may improve sperm quality, according to new Swiss research. The study also links vejp use to a reduced risk of miscarriage compared to smoking.
Fewer young people vejpar, fewer become addicted - but more equate e-cigs with smoking
Fewer and fewer young people are trying e-cigarettes and, of those who do, few are becoming habitual vejp users. This is according to two reports from the UK and Ireland. At the same time, there is a growing misconception that vejping is as...
No smoke from the match town's only vejp shop
In Jönköping, scissors, e-juices and vapes come together at the same address. Behind the initiative are hairdresser Eddie Mourad and 1TP8 enthusiast Casper Sandström - who run a perhaps odd, but well-functioning, collaboration in "Småland's Jerusalem".
