{"id":6072,"date":"2025-02-10T08:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T13:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6072"},"modified":"2025-03-03T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:00:39","slug":"the-european-commission-a-source-of-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/fi\/the-european-commission-a-source-of-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Euroopan komissio: V\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4n tiedon l\u00e4hde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTupakointi tappaa, s\u00e4hk\u00f6tupakointi tappaa.\u201d N\u00e4in sanoi EU-komissaari Wopke Hoekstra hiljattain parlamentaarisessa kuulemistilaisuudessa. Olkoon t\u00e4m\u00e4 selv\u00e4\u00e4: t\u00e4m\u00e4 ei ole vain v\u00e4\u00e4rin \u2013 se on vaarallista. <strong>Yhdist\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 h\u00f6yryttelyn tupakointiin Hoekstra levitt\u00e4\u00e4 v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4\u00e4 tietoa<\/strong> <strong>joka voisi maksaa ihmishenki\u00e4<\/strong>. Eurooppalaiset h\u00f6yryttelij\u00e4t ja tupakoitsijat ansaitsevat n\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00f6n perustuvaa politiikkaa, eiv\u00e4t pelottelua. Katkaistaanpa Hoekstran puhe h\u00f6yryttelyn v\u00e4hent\u00e4misest\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Torstaina 6. helmikuuta Euroopan unionin ilmastoasioista, nettonollap\u00e4\u00e4st\u00f6ist\u00e4 ja puhtaasta kasvusta vastaava komissaari, hollantilainen Wopke Hoekstra, osallistui Euroopan parlamentin finanssiasioiden alivaliokunnan kokoukseen. Kokouksessa europarlamentaarikko Pierre Pimpie kysyi h\u00e4nelt\u00e4 &quot;tulevasta tupakkatuotteiden valmistajien valmisteverodirektiivist\u00e4&quot; viitaten odotettuun... <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/legislative-train\/spotlight-JD22\/file-tobacco-directive-revision\">tupakkatuotteiden verotusdirektiivin tarkistus<\/a> (TTD). T\u00e4m\u00e4n tarkistuksen my\u00f6t\u00e4 Euroopan komissio haluaa asettaa v\u00e4himm\u00e4isvalmisteverokannat vaihtoehtoisille nikotiinituotteille, kuten vapeille ja nikotiinipusseille, yhdenmukaistaen niiden verotuksen perinteisten savukkeiden kanssa. T\u00e4ydellinen vuorovaikutus n\u00e4kyy t\u00e4ss\u00e4 <a href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.europarl.europa.eu\/en\/webstreaming\/fisc-committee-meeting_20250206-1000-COMMITTEE-FISC\">video<\/a> (11:38:18 \u2013 11:42:45).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Euroopan parlamentin j\u00e4sen Pimpie kysyi my\u00f6s EU:n verop\u00e4\u00e4llik\u00f6lt\u00e4, milloin komissio aikoo toteuttaa t\u00e4m\u00e4n uudistuksen, mutta parlamentin j\u00e4sen ei vastannut kysymykseen. Toistaiseksi sek\u00e4 TTD:n ett\u00e4 tupakkatuotedirektiivin (TPD) tarkistaminen ei ole komission vuoden 2025 ty\u00f6ohjelmassa.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\"><strong>Kansanterveys verostrategiana<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Hoekstran vastaus ei perustunut tieteelliseen p\u00e4\u00e4ttelyyn tai haittojen v\u00e4hent\u00e4miseen \u2013 sen sijaan h\u00e4n aloitti moralisoivan retoriikan kansanterveyden suojelemisesta ja samalla vaati s\u00e4hk\u00f6savukkeiden verotuksen kirist\u00e4mist\u00e4. H\u00e4n v\u00e4itti, ett\u00e4 poliittisten p\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4jien ei tulisi keskitty\u00e4 lyhyen aikav\u00e4lin taloudellisiin hy\u00f6tyihin, vaan pikemminkin eurooppalaisten kansalaisten hyvinvointiin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">T\u00e4m\u00e4 on k\u00e4tev\u00e4 tekosyy veronkorotukselle, joka tekisi <strong>haittoja v\u00e4hent\u00e4v\u00e4t tuotteet ovat v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n saatavilla tupakoitsijoille, jotka etsiv\u00e4t keinoa p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 eroon tupakasta<\/strong>. Jos kansanterveys on todella tavoitteena, niin h\u00f6yryttelyn verottaminen tupakoinnin tapaan on t\u00e4ysin haitallista. <a href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/fi\/harm-reduction-vaping-fact-sheet\/#vaping-taxation\">Tutkimus<\/a> on osoittanut, ett\u00e4 <strong>S\u00e4hk\u00f6tupakoinnin verojen kirist\u00e4minen johtaa useampien ihmisten tupakointiin<\/strong>. Logiikka on yksinkertainen: kun s\u00e4hk\u00f6savukkeesta tulee liian kallista, tupakoitsijat joko eiv\u00e4t vaihda savukkeisiin tai palaavat niihin. Hoekstran l\u00e4hestymistapa k\u00e4\u00e4nt\u00e4isi tupakkahaittojen v\u00e4hent\u00e4misess\u00e4 saavutetun edistyksen ja vangitsisi yh\u00e4 useammat ihmiset tappavien tupakointiin liittyvien sairauksien kierteeseen.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\"><strong>Makuja: Avain tupakoitsijoille tupakoinnin lopettamisessa<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Hoekstra siirtyi sitten yhteen yleisimmist\u00e4 h\u00f6yryttely\u00e4 vastustavista stereotypioista \u2013 makujen oletettuun vaaraan. H\u00e4nen mukaansa nuoret &quot;viettelev\u00e4t&quot; mansikan ja banaanin makuja ja vaipuvat &quot;valheelliseen turvallisuuden tunteeseen&quot; h\u00f6yryttelyn riskeist\u00e4. T\u00e4m\u00e4 argumentti on t\u00e4ysin irrallaan todellisuudesta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Makuja ei ole suunniteltu nuorille.<\/strong>\u2014ne ovat v\u00e4ltt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00f6mi\u00e4 aikuisten tupakoitsijoiden lopettamisen auttamiseksi. Tiedot <a href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Eurobarometer-two-pager.pdf\">uusin Eurobarometri-kysely<\/a> osoittaa, ett\u00e4 hedelm\u00e4nmaut ovat suosituimpia h\u00f6yryttelij\u00f6iden keskuudessa (48%), joita seuraavat tupakka (38%), mentoli (31%) ja makeat karkkimaut (20%). T\u00e4m\u00e4 osoittaa, ett\u00e4 <strong>useimmat aikuiset h\u00f6yryttelij\u00e4t suosivat tupakkaa sis\u00e4lt\u00e4m\u00e4tt\u00f6mi\u00e4 makuja<\/strong>, korostaen, ett\u00e4 on t\u00e4rke\u00e4\u00e4 pit\u00e4\u00e4 saatavilla useita erilaisia makuja tupakoinnin lopettamisen tukemiseksi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Lis\u00e4ksi <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32501490\/\">tutkimus<\/a> Harm Reduction Journal -lehdess\u00e4 julkaistussa tutkimuksessa todettiin, ett\u00e4<strong> Tupakan makuja k\u00e4ytt\u00e4vill\u00e4 h\u00f6yryttelij\u00f6ill\u00e4 on 230% suurempi mahdollisuus lopettaa tupakointi kuin niill\u00e4, jotka k\u00e4ytt\u00e4v\u00e4t vain tupakan makuja.<\/strong>. T\u00e4m\u00e4 ei ole spekulaatiota \u2013 se on n\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00e4. Tupakoitsijat eiv\u00e4t halua tupakan maun muistuttavan heit\u00e4 yritt\u00e4ess\u00e4\u00e4n lopettaa. <a href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/fi\/harm-reduction-vaping-fact-sheet\/#vaping-flavours\">kielt\u00e4minen<\/a> Tai verottamalla makuja pois markkinoilta, EU vaikeuttaisi aktiivisesti tupakoitsijoiden siirtymist\u00e4 turvallisempiin vaihtoehtoihin.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Uhkauksen kohteena oleva sektori<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Harhaanjohtavien v\u00e4itteiden lis\u00e4ksi makujen ja h\u00f6yryttelyn riskeist\u00e4 Hoekstra hy\u00f6kk\u00e4si my\u00f6s koko h\u00f6yryttelyteollisuutta vastaan ja kuvasi sit\u00e4 armottomaksi, manipuloivaksi voimaksi, joka lobbaa riippuvuuden puolesta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Todellisuudessa h\u00f6yryttelyn ja muiden turvallisempien nikotiinituotteiden kielt\u00e4minen tai ankara verotus hy\u00f6dytt\u00e4\u00e4 vain tupakka- ja l\u00e4\u00e4keteollisuutta. N\u00e4iden haittojen v\u00e4hent\u00e4misty\u00f6kalujen saatavuuden vaikeuttaminen tekee tupakoitsijoista todenn\u00e4k\u00f6isemmin aiempaa aiempaa aiempaa alempana perinteisten savukkeiden k\u00e4yt\u00f6n tai siirtyy l\u00e4\u00e4kkeiden vieroitustuotteisiin. T\u00e4m\u00e4 l\u00e4hestymistapa heikent\u00e4\u00e4 kansanterveytt\u00e4 ja tukee teollisuudenaloja, jotka hy\u00f6tyv\u00e4t tupakointiin liittyvist\u00e4 sairauksista.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\"><strong>EU:n on seurattava tiedett\u00e4, ei pelkoa<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Hoekstran retoriikka ei koske ihmisten terveyden suojelemista, vaan tupakoinnin turvallisempien vaihtoehtojen verotuksen laajentamista. Jos EU todella haluaa v\u00e4hent\u00e4\u00e4 tupakointia, sen on noudatettava haittojen v\u00e4hent\u00e4misen periaatteita eik\u00e4 m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4tt\u00e4v\u00e4 politiikkaa, joka ajaa ihmiset takaisin tupakoinnin pariin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Sen sijaan, ett\u00e4 EU:n demonisoisi h\u00f6yryttely\u00e4, sen tulisi omaksua se kansanterveyden v\u00e4lineen\u00e4. Todisteet ovat ylivoimaiset\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/733022\/Ecigarettes_an_evidence_update_A_report_commissioned_by_Public_Health_England_FINAL.pdf\">H\u00f6yryttely on ainakin 95% v\u00e4hemm\u00e4n haitallista kuin tupakointi<\/a>, ja maut auttavat tupakoitsijoita pysym\u00e4\u00e4n erossa savukkeista. EU:n tulisi tehd\u00e4 s\u00e4hk\u00f6savukkeiden saatavuudesta helpompaa sen sijaan, ett\u00e4 se rajoitettaisiin v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4n tiedon ja rankaisevien verojen avulla.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\"><strong>Eurooppalaisten h\u00f6yryttelij\u00f6iden on taisteltava vastaan<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Uhka h\u00f6yryttelyyn Euroopassa on todellinen, ja jokaisen h\u00f6yryttelij\u00e4n on saatava \u00e4\u00e4nens\u00e4 kuuluviin. Jos EU ajaa eteenp\u00e4in korkeampia veroja ja makukieltoja, se pakottaa h\u00f6yryttelij\u00e4t takaisin savukkeiden pariin tai s\u00e4\u00e4ntelem\u00e4tt\u00f6mille mustille markkinoille.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e4hk\u00f6tupakan k\u00e4ytt\u00e4jien on vaadittava n\u00e4ytt\u00f6\u00f6n perustuvaa politiikkaa. Meid\u00e4n on otettava yhteytt\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4tt\u00e4jiin, jaettava todellisia faktoja ja vastustettava harhaanjohtavia narratiiveja. Taistelu ei koske pelk\u00e4st\u00e4\u00e4n s\u00e4hk\u00f6tupakointia \u2013 kyse on oikeudesta valita turvallisempi vaihtoehto tupakoinnille.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hoekstra on v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4ss\u00e4 h\u00f6yryttelyn suhteen, mutta jos emme toimi, h\u00e4nen v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4st\u00e4 tiedostaan tulee laki. Aika taistella vastaan on NYT.<\/p>\n<p>Alun perin julkaistu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brusselsreport.eu\/2025\/02\/10\/the-european-commission-a-source-of-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t\u00e4ss\u00e4<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSmoking kills, vaping kills.\u201d That\u2019s what EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said in a recent parliamentary hearing. Let\u2019s be clear: this is not just wrong\u2014it\u2019s dangerous. By equating vaping with smoking, Hoekstra is spreading misinformation that could cost lives. European vapers and smokers deserve evidence-based policies, not fear-mongering. Let\u2019s break Hoekstra\u2019s talk on vaping down. 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