Tag: EU
The EU Ignores Harm Reduction Success as It Moves to Restrict...
As the European Commission is in the process of revising its tobacco control framework, with key directives such as the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD),...
The EU’s War on Vaping: How Over-Regulation Threatens Public Health
Despite scientific consensus that vaping is at least 95% less harmful than smoking, EU policymakers have been pushing excessive regulations and higher taxes, discouraging...
A Short Lived Victory For THR in The EU As Previously...
Last week, the European Parliament rejected a resolution presented by the European Commission (EC), proposing restricting vaping alongside smoking in outdoor spaces. At the...
Recent THR Advocacy Efforts: CAPHRA Demands Seat at COP11 While EU...
Consumers of safer nicotine alternatives feel increasingly marginalized as their needs are being ignored by the very agencies which are meant to be safeguarding...
More Senseless Vape Restrictions Crafted by the European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is recommending extending smoking bans to additional outdoor areas such as children's play areas, outdoor pools, amusement parks, and terraces....
Is the European Union Moving Towards A Union-Wide Nicotine Flavour Ban?
In the lead up to the European elections which took place earlier this month, international health experts urged MEP candidates and policymakers to emulate...
The European Parliament Has Officially Recognized Vaping as a Smoking Cessation...
While the NCD report is significant, it is not a legal document.The European Parliament has officially recognized the substantial role of vaping in smoking...
A Flavour Ban on Heated Tobacco Products has Gone Into Effect...
On November 23rd 2022, the European Union (EU) passed a measure banning the sales of flavoured heated tobacco products within the EU. This regulation...
