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Acht EU-Staaten wollen neue Nikotinprodukte verbieten: Verbraucher warnen v …

7.10.2026 — Die niederländische Gesundheitsministerin, Sophie Hermans, hat sich mit einem offenen Brief an die Europäische Kommission gewandt, den Belgien, Finnland, Frankreich, Lettland, Slowenien, Spanien und Ungarn mitunterzeichnet haben. Darin fordern sie einen „Marktstopp“ …
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“Market Freeze” Would Lock In Cigarettes and Lock Out Safer Alt …

BRUSSELS, 6.10.2026 — The Netherlands’ Health Minister has sent the European Commission an open letter, co-signed by Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia, Slovenia and Spain, calling for a “market freeze” on any nicotine product …
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Circular lobbying: the Commission pays the NGOs that push its nicotine agen …

BRUSSELS, 30 September 2026 — Nine Brussels organisations received more than €12.8 million in EU funding in the period covered by a new Free Market Foundation report. Three of them spent much of the …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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European Parliament drifts toward harm differentiation in new cardiovascula …

Strasbourg, 16 September 2026. The European Parliament adopted in plenary its report on the European Commission’s Safe Hearts Plan, the EU’s first cardiovascular health strategy. The report, drafted by Croatian rapporteur Romana Jerković was …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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Before the TPD proposal: Cochrane gives vaping its highest grade of evidenc …

Vaping beats patches and gum 26.8.2026 – An updated Cochrane Review of 80 randomised trials covering almost 30,000 smokers has found that nicotine vaping helps more smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) such …
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European Parliament rejects Commission’s plan to hike taxes on nicoti …

Strasbourg, 18 June 2026. The European Parliament rejected the European Commission’s plan to establish minimum excise tax rates on vapes, nicotine pouches and heat-not-burn products. In two sequential votes on the revision of the …
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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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Sweden Blocks EU Tobacco Tax Hike as Talks Resume

Brussels, 4.6.2026 — Sweden has come out against the EU’s plan to raise taxes on nicotine pouches ahead of this week’s renewed negotiations on the Tobacco Taxation Directive. The proposal would impose higher minimum …
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EU finally recognises Sweden’s smoke-free success

BRUSSELS, 3 June 2026. The European Parliament has, for the first time, formally acknowledged that Sweden has reached the smoke-free target. In a chart of smoking rates across the bloc, the Parliament placed Sweden …
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Während WHO und Bundesregierung E-Zigaretten bekämpfen, sterben 8 Million …

BERLIN, 27.05.2026 – Heute gingen Konsumenten in Berlin gegen das drohende Aromenverbot auf die Straße. Die Bundesregierung will E-Zigaretten ihrer wirksamsten Eigenschaft berauben: der Aromen, die Millionen Rauchern geholfen haben aufzuhören. Am Sonntag ist …
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WHO to Smokers: Keep Dying, Just Don’t Vape

BRUSSELS – This Sunday, the WHO marks World No Tobacco Day by demanding tighter restrictions on vapes and nicotine pouches. On Saturday, the world marks World Vape Day by pointing out how many lives …
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