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Die aktuellen Zahlen, die der VDEH auf Basis der Daten des Statistischen Bundesamtes aufbereitet hat, sprechen eine eindeutige Sprache: Die Steuereinnahmen aus weniger schädlichen Nikotinprodukten wie E-Zigaretten und Nikotinbeuteln bleiben weit hinter den vollmundigen …

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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.
In a move that sent shockwaves through federal agencies, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminated approximately 10,000 FDA employees this April — including the entire tobacco enforcement division. The rationale? …

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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.
Athens, 16.4.2025. Consumer organisations and vaping advocates from Greece and across Europe, including the Greek Vapers’ Alliance and the World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA), are sounding the alarm over the Ministry of Health’s proposed ban on all …

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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.
Bern, 18. April 2025 – Die World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) zeigt sich besorgt über die neuesten Forderungen nach einem Verbot von Einweg-E-Zigaretten in der Schweiz. Ein solches Verbot würde die Erfolge der Tabakschadensminimierung gefährden, …

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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.
Consumer advocates and vaping organizations from Greece and across Europe are raising concerns over the Greek Ministry of Health’s proposed ban on all vape flavors except tobacco and menthol. The Greek Vapers’ Alliance and …

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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.
Consumer Advocates Warn: Flavour Ban Threatens Public Health Progress Athens, 16.4.2025. Consumer organisations and vaping advocates from Greece and across Europe, including the Greek Vapers’ Alliance and the World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA), are sounding 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.
Brussels, 15 April 2025 – The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) reacts with alarm to the Bild Zeitung report revealing the European Commission’s nicotine tax plan. The EU is considering a 30% hike in cigarette …

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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.
The Dutch government has completely lost the plot when it comes to tobacco harm reduction. Recent decisions by the ministerial council have revealed a regulatory framework that prioritises outdated anti-vaping rhetoric while inexplicably protecting …

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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.
We often talk about how vaping policies around the world aren’t focused on consumers. Policymakers may have good intentions—like reducing smoking rates or protecting young people from nicotine—but the policies we end up with …

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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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