Brussels tightens its offensive against legal tobacco as illicit trade grows
Almost one in ten cigarettes consumed in the EU now comes from the illegal market or is smuggled, while Brussels presses on with new taxes and restrictions.
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Parliament sends mixed health signal as tobacco, alcohol and food rules come under scrutiny
MEPs voted 545 to 47, with 75 abstentions, on September 16 to adopt Parliament's response to the EU's first strategy on cardiovascular diseases.
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EPP backs sustainable finance compromise it says it would not have written
The deal is about who may sit in a fund allowed to call itself "transition" or "sustainable" if they meet tests on capital spending and emissions.
EU tobacco consultation exposes growing divide over nicotine harm reduction
“Disproportionate measures risk undermining compliant retailers to the advantage of illicit channels,” Karl E. Lund, a Norwegian tobacco researcher, said.
FDA authorises nicotine pouches as lower-risk alternative to cigarettes
The FDA has authorised nicotine pouches for marketing with a modified-risk claim, stating they lower health risks for adult smokers who completely switch from cigarettes.
EU Consultation on tobacco products directive draws overwhelming opposition
According to an analysis published today by Path to Smoke-Free and We Are Innovation, more than 82,000 submissions were received from 138 countries.
Philip Morris denies using AI tool to influence EU tobacco policy
The company faces a formal complaint in the Netherlands from doctors and health groups over what they call a misleading campaign.
British American Tobacco to cut around 9,000 jobs in AI-driven overhaul
Chief Executive Tadeu Marroco said the changes would strengthen the company’s ability to compete in a rapidly evolving environment.
Philip Morris International urges EU to treat tobacco like any other legal industry
The appeal comes as the European Commission prepares major reviews of tobacco taxation and product rules.
Philip Morris International vows to transition to ‘smoke-free’ future
A visit to Philip Morris International’s (PMI) manufacturing and technology hub in Bologna offered Brussels Signal a firsthand look at the company’s ambitious…
WHO accuses tobacco industry of wanting to ‘hook a new generation of users’ on pouches
"The rapid global expansion of nicotine pouch products, which are being aggressively marketed to adolescents and young people".
Belgian health minister calls tobacco industry ‘criminal’ as court derails his anti-smoking policy
Belgian health minister Frank Vandenbroucke has branded the tobacco industry a "criminal" sector with "no future".
UK approves total smoking ban for people born after 2008
The UK Parliament has approved legislation that will prohibit the sale of tobacco products to anyone born on or after January first, 2009, creating what the government…
Europe’s vape ban fantasy is fueling black markets and sending smokers back to cigarettes
The Dutch flavour ban was meant to protect public health. Instead, it exposes a deeper flaw in Brussels’ thinking: You cannot regulate demand out of existence.
War on vaping defies science and reality, leading tobacco researcher warns
A leading addiction researcher warns the European Union is on the brink of a public health blunder, risking reversing decades of progress in reducing smoking–while…
Leading scientists accuse European Commissioner of ‘misleading statements’ on smoke-free nicotine products
A coalition of 23 leading European experts in medicine, toxicology, epidemiology and addiction science has accused European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare…
Compromise proposal on tobacco ‘is opposite of harm reduction’
A leaked compromise proposal from the Cypriot presidency on the European Union’s Tobacco Excise Directive has drawn sharp criticism for undermining harm reduction.
Danish EU Presidency and EC push for novel tobacco product bans, defying member states
Leaked negotiating documents from the Council of the European Union's Danish Presidency have exposed a controversial bid by the Danish Government and the European…
Divided EU will not take part in WHO Tobacco Control vote as EC digs in heels
The European Union will not participate in a vote on a revised treaty at the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP11) in Geneva, Switzerland this month.
EU softens tone on smoking products
Brussels has circulated a revised, less combative, compromise proposal for a unified EU position on the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco…
Tobacco: Why won’t Brussels follow Sweden’s ‘smoke free’ policy?
Brussels has poured cold water over Sweden's approach to tackling smoking and plans to move in a completely different direction with its upcoming Tobacco Plan.
EC quietly reveals proposal on Tobacco Taxation Directive
Under the looming shadow of negotiations over the European Union’s next long-term budget, the European Commission has quietly released a proposal to overhaul the…
Brussels wants ‘teetotal’ clampdown on tobacco
Tobacco is set to become a hot-button issue in the next legislature.
French Government to give tobacco shops €10k cash injection after rioting
Tobacconist shops in France that fell victim to last month's countrywide riots will be given a cash injection by the French Government, ministers have announced.
EU mulls clampdown on vaping among children
The European Commission may be considering a clampdown on e-cigarette sales to children, a statement by the EC health commissioner on July 3 indicates.