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New WHO paper: Misinformation vs Evidence

A recent WHO paper released just before COP11 is another example of the organisation doubling down on fear and misinformation rather than embracing evidence and real-world progress. They call once again to treat all …
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COP11: 11 Reasons Why the WHO’s Tobacco Treaty Is Failing Harm Reduction

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) aims to protect health by reducing the harms of smoking. The Conference of Parties (COP) should set global tobacco policies based on evidence and harm reduction. …
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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 Again Fails to Agree on Tobacco Control Measures Ahead of COP11

Brussels, 12.11.2025. The European Union has failed again to reach a common position ahead of the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control meeting (COP11) in Geneva, as reported by POLITICO. According to the report, Denmark …
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WVA COP11 Media Pack

COP11 briefing hub: all you need on the conference, harm-reduction policy, and World Vapers Alliance activities. Voices Unheard – Consumers Matter! At COP11, adult smokers and vapers must have a real voice in shaping …
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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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Does the EU Commission think you are a rat?

Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi used the FILTERED Conference to address the EU cardiovascular plan and signalled that the EU Commission plans to increase taxation and regulation on less harmful nicotine products, such as vaping and …
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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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CONSUMERS SHINE A LIGHT ON THE WHO’S TOBACCO CONTROL FAILURE

Geneva, 30 October 2025 – The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) projected a clear message onto the COP11 venue: consumers matter, and harm reduction through vaping and nicotine pouches must be recognised, not banned behind …
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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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Light Show Protest Calls Out Unholy Alliance Between WHO and EU Commission

Geneva, 30 October 2025 – The World Vapers’ Alliance held a light show protest at the COP11 venue to expose the unholy alliance between the World Health Organisation and the EU Commission. The protest …
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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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THR Weekly Round-Up: Belgium Crackdown, Brazil’s Smoking Surge, and EU Di …

This week’s tobacco harm reduction landscape brings a mix of policy concern, global health data, and critical reflections on Europe’s priorities. WVA’s Policy Manager Alberto Gómez Hernández recently shared a strong perspective on Belgium’s …
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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 Proposal Threatens to Kill Harm Reduction – World Vapers’ Allian …

22.10.25 – Brussels. The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) has released its position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to revise the Tobacco Excise Directive, warning that the plan would punish millions of smokers trying …
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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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