{"id":6133,"date":"2025-03-04T08:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T13:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6133"},"modified":"2025-04-03T08:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:57:15","slug":"wva-open-letter-100000-europeans-reject-eus-attack-on-vaping-pouches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/nl_be\/wva-open-letter-100000-europeans-reject-eus-attack-on-vaping-pouches\/","title":{"rendered":"Open brief van WVA: 100.000 Europeanen verwerpen EU-aanval op vapen en roken\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De World Vapers&#039; Alliance (WVA) heeft vandaag een rapport uitgebracht. <a href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Open-letter-TPD-Netherlands-proposal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open brief<\/a> aan de Europese Commissie en de EU-lidstaten, waarbij we ons krachtig verzetten tegen recente voorstellen voor strengere regelgeving voor tabaksproducten ter vermindering van de schadelijke gevolgen van tabak. Deze voorstellen, aangevoerd door de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/health-consumers\/news\/dutch-slam-commission-over-harmful-tobacco-delays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nederland<\/a> En gesteund door een minderheid van de lidstaten, dreigen ze jarenlange vooruitgang teniet te doen die is geboekt om rokers te helpen stoppen met roken door middel van veiligere alternatieven zoals vapen en nicotinezakjes.<\/p>\n<p>De open brief, gesteund door meer dan <a href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/nl_be\/every-life-counts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">100.000 handtekeningen voor de petitie<\/a> Een initiatief van bezorgde burgers uit heel Europa wijst beleidsmakers erop dat ze wetenschappelijk bewijs en de publieke opinie negeren ten gunste van misleidende, verbodsgerichte benaderingen.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Landl, directeur van de World Vapers&#039; Alliance, verklaarde:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em><strong><em>Het is schandalig dat politici bereid zijn de gezondheid van miljoenen rokers op te offeren aan het altaar van de ideologie.<\/em><\/strong><em> Deze voorstellen druisen lijnrecht in tegen alle geloofwaardige bewijzen voor het verminderen van de schadelijke gevolgen van tabak. Verboden op smaakstoffen en hogere belastingen zullen het aantal rokers niet terugdringen \u2013 ze zullen mensen juist terugdrijven naar sigaretten of de zwarte markt. Het is een ramp voor de volksgezondheid die staat te gebeuren.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lees de volledige tekst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colemannews.com\/2025\/03\/wva-open-letter-100000-europeans-reject-eus-attack-on-vaping-pouches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hier<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) today released an Open Letter to the European Commission and EU Member States, strongly opposing recent proposals for stricter regulations on tobacco harm-reduction products. 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