World Vapers' Alliance

Hintertür-Verbot für E-Zigaretten-Aromen bedroht öffentliche Gesundheit

Ein geplanter Vorstoß von Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsminister Alois Rainer (CSU) sorgt für massive Kritik. Unter dem Vorwand einer Änderung der Tabakerzeugnisverordnung plant das Ministerium, Menthol sowie 13 weitere Inhalts- und Kühlstoffe für E-Zigaretten zu …
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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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Hintertür-Verbot für E-Zigaretten-Aromen bedroht öffentliche Gesundheit

Berlin, 22. Januar 2026 – Die World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) kritisiert den aktuellen Vorstoß von Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsminister Alois Rainer (CSU) scharf. Unter dem Deckmantel einer Änderung der Tabakerzeugnisverordnung plant das Ministerium ein Verbot …
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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 Tax Plan Reversed

According to a leaked draft of the European Council’s updated Tobacco Excise Directive, seen by Planet of the Vapes, the planned new European taxes for vapes and heated tobacco products from 2030 looks set …
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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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Sigarette elettroniche: il fronte proibizionista di Bruxelles contro le evi …

Le recenti dichiarazioni del commissario europeo alla Salute Olivér Várhelyi, in risposta a una interrogazione presentata dal deputato danese Kristoffer Storm, hanno riacceso uno scontro politico e scientifico sul tema della riduzione del danno …
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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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Commissioner Varhelyi Denies Science (again)

Brussels, 20.1.2026 – Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has sparked sharp criticism following a written response to MEP Kristoffer Storm regarding nicotine products. When asked about the relative risks of smoke-free alternatives compared to smoking, 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.
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Presidenza cipriota propone ribasso della tassa Ue sulla sigaretta elettron …

Secondo una bozza di compromesso presentata dalla presidenza cipriota e visionata dalla testata Clearing the Air, le nuove tasse europee su sigarette elettroniche e prodotti a tabacco riscaldato, che dovrebbero entrare in vigore dal …
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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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Compromise proposal on tobacco ‘is opposite of harm reduction’

A leaked compromise proposal from the Cypriot presidency on the European Union’s Tobacco Excise Directive has drawn sharp criticism for undermining harm reduction. That has come despite it lowering some tax rates on vaping …
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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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Lower Rates, Same Disaster: EU Tobacco Tax Plan Lives On

Brussels, 16 January 2026 – A leaked draft of the European Council’s updated Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), reported by Clearing the Air, shows that tax rates on vaping products, nicotine pouches, and heated 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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El plan europeo para la salud cardiovascular excluye la reducción de daño …

El consumo de tabaco continúa siendo uno de los principales factores prevenibles asociados a enfermedades cardiovasculares en Europa. Diversos estudios han vinculado el uso de cigarrillos con un mayor riesgo de infartos, accidentes cerebrovasculares y patologías …
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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 Health Commissioner spreads misinformation while EU misses smoke-free go …

18.12.25 – Brussels. The World Vapers Alliance (WVA) strongly criticises EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi for claiming in an interview with Euractiv that vaping, nicotine pouches, and heated tobacco are “100 percent” as harmful …
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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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