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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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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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Drogenaffinitätsstudie: Berichterstattung greift zu kurz und ignoriert die …

Berlin, 26. Mai 2026 – Die neue Drogenaffinitätsstudie des Bundesinstituts für Öffentliche Gesundheit sorgt für Schlagzeilen über steigenden Vape-Konsum bei Jugendlichen. Die World Vapers’ Alliance kritisiert, dass die Berichterstattung zentrale Befunde der Studie ausblendet …
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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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EU TED Negotiations Expose a Political Gamble, Not a Public Health Strategy

Brussels, 12 May 2026 – The latest EU Council draft compromise text on the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), reported by Politico and seen by World Vapers’ Alliance, shows that taxation of nicotine products is …
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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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FDA Authorizes First Fruit-Flavored Vapes for Adults: A (Tiny) Step in the …

6 May 2026 – The World Vapers’ Alliance welcomes the FDA’s decision to authorize some fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers in the United States. For the first time, the agency has approved non-tobacco …
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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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Argentina legalizou os vapes. O Brasil precisa seguir o exemplo.

Em 4 de maio de 2026, a Argentina encerrou 15 anos de proibição sobre cigarros eletrônicos. Através da Resolução 549/2026, o Ministério da Saúde argentino substituiu o veto total por um marco regulatório abrangente, …
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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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Belgium Bans Flavoured Vapes, Ignores the Evidence and Abandons Smokers

Brussels, 1 May 2026 — Belgium’s federal government has approved a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, leaving only tobacco-flavoured and unflavoured products on the market from September 2028. The decision ignores a substantial body of …
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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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Another Open Letter to the EU

Seven pressure groups across Europe have written an open letter to the European Commission DG SANTE, Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission), and Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner for Health and Food Safety) requesting they …
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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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EU TPD Review Under Fire: Consumer Groups Demand Evidence-Based Tobacco Pol …

With the European Commission’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) soon to be revised, the tobacco policy debate in Europe is reaching a boiling point, revealing an ever-increasing divergence between scientific evidence and regulatory action. A rising …
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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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Turkey on its way of tobacco policy failure

Despite having ample evidence that the neglect of a harm reduction approach and prohibitionism is failing, the lessons have never been learned. Even though sales, import and distribution of vapes is already prohibited in …
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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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