World Vapers 'Alliance #BackVapingBeatSmoking ekintza abian jarri du Varsovian, poloniar politikarien arreta erakartzeko.

WARSAW, POLAND, OCTOBER 13 — Vaping-aren aldeko mundu mailako talde batek, World Vapers' Alliance (WVA), abiarazten du #BBackVapingBeatSmoking kanpaina Varsovian, poloniar arduradun politikoak kalteak murriztea eta lurruntzea onartzera bultzatzeko. Euren parte gisa #BackVapingBeatSmoking kanpaina, WVAk mezua helarazi zien vaping-ak milioi bat bizitza salba ditzakeela Polonian eta 19 milioi bizitza Europan PISeko ordezkariei, Platforma Obywatelska. 

WVAk bere “Vaping Produktuen Zuzentaraua” osasun publikorako bere potentzial osoa betetzeko vaping nola tratatu behar den erakusteko. Horrez gain, WVAk Poloniako hiriburuan zehar mugitu zen erortzen den dominoaren formako arte instalazio bat aurkeztu zuen, tabakoaren kalteak murriztearen garrantziaz ohartzeko.

"Polonian bakarrik, milioi bat erretzaile baino gehiago litekeena da lurrunketara pasatzea Gobernuak kalteak murriztea onartuko balu. Horrek esan nahi du milioi bat bizitza salba litezkeela tabakoarekin lotutako gaixotasunetatik politikariek zaporeak debekatzeari, zergak igotzeari eta likido elektronikoetan nikotina maila jaisteari uzten badiote. Polonian, urtero 70 mila pertsona baino gehiago hiltzen dira tabakoa erretzeagatik, eta politikariek kalteak murrizteko ikuspegia aldatzen ez badute, kopuru hori hazten joango da». esan zuen Michael Landl WVAko zuzendariak.

The partner of the World Vapers’ Alliance is the Polish organization “Law for people” which addresses civil liberties issues and the dangers of over-regulating the market for goods and services. 

“We are joining forces with the World Vapers’ Alliance to demand changes from the Polish politicians as the situation around harm reduction becomes very disturbing for consumers, businesses and the civil society. The current government implemented recently increased taxes on e-liquids not realising the possible consequences for public health. We want a thorough analysis and broad public debate to precede legislative actions that interfere with the daily lives of Poles.” said Sara Lament-Hamodi, Coordinator of the Prawo dla ludzi campaign. 

The Polish installation comes as a part of the broader #BackVapingBeatSmokin campaign that the group launched last week in Strasbourg. WVA hosted a protest art installation with the message “Don’t Let 19 Million Lives Fall” in front of the European Parliament to draw attention of the EU policymakers to the Europe-wide need to embrace harm reduction.

In the following weeks, WVA will host similar installations in Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. The group is also running a Europe-wide eskaria asking the EU policymakers to acknowledge vaping as a tobacco harm reduction mechanism and refrain from overregulating the most successful smoking-cessation aid in the upcoming review of the EU tobacco regulation. The petition will be delivered to the European Parliament in Brussels in November. 

“Earlier this year, more than 24,000 EU citizens raised their voices in the Commission-run public consultation on tobacco legislation asking the regulators not to ban vaping. Public institutions must listen to the consumers. 5% of Polish adult populations are vapers, and it’s time their voices are heard!” gehitu zuen Landl.