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2.10.25 \u2013 Bruxelles. World Vapers' Alliance ford\u00f8mmer kraftigt dagens udtalelser fra den europ\u00e6iske sundhedskommiss\u00e6r Oliv\u00e9r V\u00e1rhelyi, som rapporteret af Politico<\/a>, vedr\u00f8rende planer om at udligne afgifter p\u00e5 vapingprodukter med cigaretter. Kommiss\u00e6rens p\u00e5stande afsl\u00f8rer en dyb misforst\u00e5else af reduktion af tobaksskader og truer et af Europas mest effektive v\u00e6rkt\u00f8jer til at redde liv.<\/p>\n

Kommiss\u00e6r V\u00e1rhelyi udtalte ved et arrangement i Gastein, \u00d8strig, at EU vil h\u00e6ve afgifterne p\u00e5 vapes og poser for at matche cigaretter, og pegede p\u00e5 stigende unges vapingrater som bevis p\u00e5 skade. Han sagde ogs\u00e5, at vaping 'endnu' ikke opfattes som en fare, hvilket ignorerer den overv\u00e6ldende videnskabelige konsensus, der viser, at vaping er v\u00e6sentligt mindre skadeligt end rygning.<\/p>\n

EN offentlig h\u00f8ring<\/a> H\u00f8ringen om disse skatteforslag er \u00e5ben indtil slutningen af oktober, men kommiss\u00e6ren har allerede afvist borgernes meninger ved at danne sig en for tidlig holdning. Denne typiske EU-adf\u00e6rd overser millioner af mennesker, der skifter til sikrere alternativer, hvilket g\u00f8r h\u00f8ringen fuldst\u00e6ndig meningsl\u00f8s.<\/p>\n

Michael Landl, direkt\u00f8r for World Vapers' Alliance, sagde:<\/p>\n

\u201c"Millioner har reduceret deres sundhedsrisici ved at skifte fra rygning til vaping, en videnskabeligt underbygget kendsgerning. Kommissionens plan om at sidestille vape-afgifter med cigaretter modsiger denne virkelighed og vil kun presse folk tilbage til at ryge. At ignorere den igangv\u00e6rende h\u00f8ring viser, at Kommissionen s\u00e6tter sin egen dagsorden foran borgerne."\u201d
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I september, 83 f\u00f8rende eksperter i folkesundhed<\/a> advarede i et brev om, at Kommissionens skatteplan ignorerer videnskab og risikerer at vende fremskridtene. De opfordrede til retf\u00e6rdig beskatning, der afspejler de faktiske risici, og roste lande som Storbritannien og Sveriges succes med at anvende skadesreduktion og afbalancerede finanspolitikker. Kommiss\u00e6ren ignorerer ogs\u00e5 dem.<\/p>\n

Europa-Kommissionen skal gent\u00e6nke sin tilgang og st\u00f8tte skadesreduktion, ikke underminere den.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2.10.25 – Brussels. The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance strongly condemns today’s statements by European Health Commissioner Oliv\u00e9r V\u00e1rhelyi, as reported by Politico, regarding plans to equalise taxes on vaping products with cigarettes. The Commissioner\u2019s claims reveal a profound misunderstanding of tobacco harm reduction and threaten one of Europe\u2019s most effective tools for saving lives. 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