Tag: EU
A Subtle But Vital Shift: The EU Softens Its Position On...
With COP11 now imminent in Geneva, a very unexpected development inside Brussels has shifted tone and energy across the European harm reduction world. After...
Leaked WHO Documents Uncover Europe’s New Senseless Nicotine War
The draft suggests that Brussels intends to classify all non-combustible nicotine products—vapes, heated tobacco, and nicotine pouches—under the same public health framework as combustible...
Stoptober Shows the Way. But Is Europe Listening?
This year’s Stoptober campaign is encouraging smokers to take advantage of the wide range of free resources available to improve their chances of success.Each...
The Tax Trap: Why the EU is Setting Itself for Failure
Eighty-three leading public health specialists have sounded the alarm over the European Commission’s proposed revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), warning that the...
While Europe Seems Set on Undermining Its Own Smoke-Free Goals, Sweden...
As debates over tobacco and nicotine regulation heat up across Europe, recent developments in Iceland and the European Union have triggered a strong response...
Public Health or Profit? The EU Faces Backlash As it Ignores...
A recently leaked internal document from the European Commission has raised alarm within the tobacco harm reduction (THR) community. The draft proposal outlines steep...
Europe’s Tobacco Crossroads: Will France Lead or Lag Behind?
France, like many of its European neighbors, has publicly declared its aspiration to achieve a smoke-free future. Yet its current approach to tobacco control...
Punishing Progress: The EU Seems Set to Tax Away Its Best...
As smoking continues to claim over 700,000 lives each year in the European Union, public health experts and tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates have...
