Michael Landl

Brussels’ official policy: Harm reduction pushed aside in favour of outda …

The European Commission has crossed a line: it’s now official policy to claim that new nicotine products carry health risks “comparable to smoking”. Commissioner Varhelyi confirmed this in a written answer to a question …
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Barbados can shape the future of tobacco control

arbados has made impressive progress in reducing smoking rates—the lowest in the Caribbean region—but there is still work to do. The stark difference between men’s and women’s smoking rates shows that targeted, practical solutions …
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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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Streecks Forderung nach Aroma Verbot gefährdet Rauchstopp-Erfolge

Der Drogen- und Suchtbeauftragte Hendrik Streeck fordert eine Einschränkung von Aromen für E Zigaretten.E argumentiert, süsse und fruchtige Geschmacksrichtungen seien vor allem für Jugendliche gedacht. Doch wer die Debatte nur auf den Jugendschutz reduziert, …
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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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Trinidad and Tobago should stand tall for harm reduction at COP11

Later this year, leaders from all over the world will meet in Geneva at COP11, a major gathering organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to shape tobacco policy. Although the goal is to …
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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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WHO backs Thailand’s E-Cigarette Ban: Ignoring Evidence and Silencing Con …

Thailand’s ongoing ban on e-cigarettes, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a policy deeply disconnected from real-world evidence and the voices of those it most affects: the consumers seeking safer alternatives to …
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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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COP11 Agenda Confirms WHO’s Hostility Towards Harm Reduction

29 July 2025 – The preliminary agenda for COP11 confirms that instead of facilitating a balanced, science-led discussion on how to reduce smoking-related deaths, the WHO and FCTC Secretariat have opted for an ideologically …
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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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COP11 Agenda Reveals Deep Bias Against Harm Reduction

The recently released preliminary agenda for COP11 confirms what many in the tobacco harm reduction (THR) community have long known: the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is again not preparing for an …
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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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Brussels Misses the Goal While Harm Reduction Nations Lift the Trophy

Brussels recently hosted a Champions League final of a different kind. As the World Vapers’ Alliance awarded Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Greece the “Champions of Change” trophy for their achievements in tobacco harm …
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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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There is a democratic deficit at the heart of EU policy making

As the World Conference on Tobacco Control unfolded in Dublin this week, a powerful visual protest captured a fundamental injustice: consumers, the very people most affected by tobacco policies, remain systematically excluded from global decision-making. The “Voices …
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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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Leading Scientists Urge EU Commission to Base Nicotine Policy on Science, N …

When misinformation comes from the very top, it’s not just frustrating—it’s dangerous. That’s exactly why the recent open letter from European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA), signed by 21 renowned experts, is so important. …
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