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Could low-dose nicotine support brain function? The science behind it and t …

Two different scientific papers, published in different contexts, point to the same uncomfortable truth: nicotine is more complex than the slogans suggest. In a study on patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment, researchers administered 2 …
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THR Weekly Wrap-Up: Tax Battles, Risk-Based Hope, and Global Harm Reduction …

Dear vapers, It’s time for another weekly wrap-up – I hope you’re ready. Here are some updates from the past week. First, it’s worth mentioning again that the WVA has joined a pan-European coalition …
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23 Scientific Experts Confront von der Leyen Over Commission’s “Damagin …

BRUSSELS, 27 February 2026 – In an open letter addressed to President Ursula von der Leyen, 23 of Europe’s leading scientific experts have condemned the European Commission for spreading “damaging misinformation” regarding the safety …
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L’avertissement néerlandais : la Belgique doit rejeter l’interdiction …

BRUXELLES, le 26 février 2026 – Le Conseil des ministres belge se réunira demain, 27 février, pour discuter d’une interdiction quasi totale des arômes pour les cigarettes électroniques. La proposition, introduite par le Ministre …
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The Harm of Standing Still: Africa’s Missed Opportunity on Tobacco Harm R …

Across Africa, tobacco control policy remains largely frozen in time. While science and technology have evolved, many governments continue to regulate all nicotine products as if they carry the same level of risk as …
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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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Aromenverbot: Deutschlands Rückfall ins Zigaretten-Zeitalter

Deutschland steht vor einem gesundheitspolitischen Desaster. Während fast jeder dritte Erwachsene im Land raucht – eine Schockquote von fast 30 Prozent, die seit Jahren kaum sinkt – plant Landwirtschaftsminister Alois Rainer (CSU) den Frontalangriff …
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The EU’s own advisers just backed “less harm, less tax”. Will the Cou …

The debate over how the EU should tax nicotine products has taken a significant turn. In its draft opinion on the revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TED), the European Economic and Social Committee …
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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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EESC’s call for ‘less harm, less tax’ approach on nicotine products

Brussels, 23 February 2026 – The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) draft opinion on the revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TED) calls on the EU to follow a risk‑based taxation approach and …
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EU puts huge vape tax increase back on the table

The EU’s minimum tax on vapes will be increased by 50% according to a new draft of the Tobacco Taxation Directive dated 18th February and seen by Clearing the Air. In a previous proposal, …
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