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Brussel, 17 juni 2025<\/strong> \u2013 De World Vapers' Alliance (WVA) heeft een open brief<\/a> Aan de Europese ministers van Volksgezondheid, voorafgaand aan de EPSCO-raadvergadering van deze week waarin de toekomst van het tabaks- en nicotinebeleid wordt besproken, is een brief gestuurd. De brief dringt er bij de besluitvormers op aan om prioriteit te geven aan schadebeperking en ervoor te zorgen dat volwassen rokers toegang hebben tot veiligere alternatieven zoals vapen en nicotinezakjes.<\/p>\n

Landen als Zweden, Tsjechi\u00eb en Griekenland lopen voorop in het verminderen van de schadelijke gevolgen van roken en vormen een voorbeeld voor de rest van Europa. Zweden staat op het punt het eerste rookvrije land van Europa te worden. Griekenland heeft een dramatische daling van zes procentpunten in het aantal rokers gerealiseerd, terwijl Tsjechi\u00eb een daling van zeven procentpunten heeft laten zien tussen de meest recente Eurobarometer-onderzoeken.<\/p>\n

Michael Landl, directeur van de World Vapers' Alliance, verklaarde:<\/p>\n

\u201cDe meedogenloze aanvallen op e-sigaretten en andere nicotineproducten moeten stoppen. Deze producten zijn de oplossing, niet het probleem. De voorbeelden uit Zweden, Tsjechi\u00eb en Griekenland zijn duidelijk: het omarmen van schadebeperking redt levens en versnelt de vooruitgang naar een rookvrije toekomst. Het is tijd dat elk Europees land deze succesverhalen volgt.\u201d
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Alberto G\u00f3mez Hern\u00e1ndez, beleids- en belangenbehartigingsmanager voor de WVA, voegde toe:<\/p>\n

\u201cHet bewijs is overweldigend: schadebeperking werkt. Zweden, Tsjechi\u00eb en Griekenland hebben dit aangetoond. Deze landen ondersteunen veiligere nicotineproducten door middel van schadebeperkingsstrategie\u00ebn en hebben daarin succes geboekt. Europese leiders hebben een re\u00eble kans om een einde te maken aan roken. De weg is duidelijk. Nu moeten beleidsmakers in actie komen.\u201d
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De open brief benadrukt het belang van op bewijs gebaseerde regelgeving en waarschuwt voor beleid dat onbedoeld de rookcijfers zou kunnen verhogen door de toegang van volwassenen tot e-sigaretten en andere risicoverminderende producten te beperken. De WVA benadrukt dat consumentenkeuze, ondersteund door gedegen wetenschappelijk onderzoek, essentieel is voor een rookvrij Europa.<\/p>\n

De volledige open brief is hier te vinden: https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Open-letter-ahead-of-EPSCO-vergadering.pdf<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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