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EU Commissioner under fire for smoke-free nicotine statement

EU health commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is heavily criticised after claiming that smokeless nicotine products are as harmful as cigarettes. The statement is questioned by scientists and provokes strong reactions. Olivér Várhelyi is now accused of...

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...

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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.

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Calling on users to have their say on EU nicotine taxes - over 13,000 have responded

So far, over 13,000 Europeans have commented on the European Commission's proposals for new nicotine taxes. Several advocacy organisations are now urging their members to keep up the pressure. “Together we can stop the EU bureaucrats" insane proposals" writes the Swedish Snus Association

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Snus giant: “Boycott champagne and don't holiday in France”

Boycott Champagne and don't go to France on holiday. That's the message from the Swedish Haypp Group, which runs Snusbolaget, Sweden's largest retailer of snus and nicotine pouches.

Concerns that Spain's ban on smokeless nicotine is affecting tourism

Swedish mass tourism in Spain could be affected by the Spanish government's crackdown on nicotine pouches. This is according to the Spanish newspaper Huffpost.

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“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...

France to ban nicotine pouches

Despite protests, the sale, import and even possession of nicotine pouches will be banned in France as of 1 March 2026. This was announced by the French government via...

Politicians react to nicotine taxes - “EU sabotages Swedish tobacco policy”

Swexit, VETO and the call for Sweden to lead by example with harm reduction. These are the main messages from Swedish politicians, tobacco-free nicotine users and industry representatives following the EU's...

EU proposes new excise duties on nicotine pouches and nicotine-free e-liquid

The biggest EU budget in history so far will be partly paid for by new taxes. Not just on big business, but also through revenue from new EU-led excise duties on smokeless nicotine products. It says...

Finance Minister: “EU tax proposal on nicotine pouches completely unacceptable”

The battle for white snus is heating up in the EU, at least when it comes to taxes on the popular Swedish nicotine product. A current EU proposal would increase the tax and thus the price...

“We have found a vaccine against smoking in Sweden - we should not be ashamed of it”

"Why do we Swedes insist on putting hamster nappies under our lips?" Stig-Björn Ljunggren, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Sydöstran and chairman of the Snus Commission, asked this question rhetorically when the company Emplicure organised a panel discussion on nicotine pouches...