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Consumers hang giant flag over bridge in Warsaw and call on the Polish government to veto EU minimum taxes on vapes and nicotine pouches<\/em><\/p>\n

Warsaw, 8.11.2026<\/strong> \u2013 Ex-smokers and consumers from the World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) hung a giant flag reading “Smoke-free Europe: One Goal. Many Paths.” above Warsaw. Their message to the Polish government: Poland cannot afford to let Brussels price smokers out of quitting.<\/p>\n

Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance, said:<\/p>\n

“In Prague, smokers are quitting. In Warsaw, they are not. The difference is not willpower, it is price and access. More than 8 million Poles still smoke, and Brussels now wants to make the products that help them quit nearly as expensive as cigarettes. That is a gift to the black market, paid for with Polish lives. The Polish government has a veto over EU tax law, and it must use it. Warsaw must not let Brussels trample on Polish smokers.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Between the 2021<\/a> and 2024<\/a> Eurobarometer surveys, the share of Polish adults who smoke rose from 26% to 27%, an increase of almost 4%. Roughly 70,000 Poles<\/a> die from smoking-related diseases every year.<\/p>\n

Across the border, the picture is reversed. Over the same period, smoking in the Czech Republic fell from 30% to 23%, a drop of 23%. Czechia kept less harmful alternatives affordable and accessible: e-liquids and nicotine pouches carried no excise tax until 2024<\/a>, and they are still taxed well below cigarettes.<\/p>\n

Consumers call on the Polish government to implement a harm reduction strategy like the Czech Republic and to veto EU plans on additional bans and regulations on less harmful nicotine products.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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