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Elisabeth Svantesson, Moderaterna

Sweden slams leaked EU plan to fund budget with tobacco tax hike

Sweden slams leaked EU plan to fund budget with tobacco tax hike

Sweden’s finance minister says leaked plans to fund the next EU budget with a tobacco tax hike are “completely unacceptable” and vowed to continue her fight for Swedish snus. Elisabeth Svantesson, Sweden’s finance minister and member of the centre-right Mo...

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Will Sweden dare to export its own vaccine against smoking?

Will Sweden dare to export its own vaccine against smoking?

Snus is one of Sweden's most successful innovations, but politics lags behind in taking steps to reap the full public health benefits. Industry leaders, researchers, and politicians gathered recently to discus...

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Outrage over leaked EU pouch tax proposal: ‘An attack on Swedish public health gains’ 

Outrage over leaked EU pouch tax proposal: ‘An attack on Swedish public health gains’ 

A leaked European Commission document reveals plans that would raise taxes on nicotine pouches by 650 percent. The EU pouch tax proposal has been slammed as an attack on Swedish consumers and the country’s pub...

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TED revision: Sweden needs more influence over EU nicotine tax proposals

TED revision: Sweden needs more influence over EU nicotine tax proposals

A letter signed by 15 EU finance ministers urging the European Commission to push ahead with revisions to the Tobacco Excise Tax Directive (TED) has raised alarm bells that the proposed TED revision ignores th...

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Drive to legalise nicotine pouches gains momentum in Norway 

Drive to legalise nicotine pouches gains momentum in Norway 

Several Norwegian political parties want to see the country legalise nicotine pouches, arguing they are a less harmful alternative to traditional snus and cigarettes.   Nicotine pouches have been banned in ...

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Sweden blocks France’s nicotine pouch crackdown

Sweden blocks France’s nicotine pouch crackdown

Sweden is once again pushing back against another EU country’s efforts to ban nicotine pouches, this time taking aim at France. The move follows a similar action targeting Spain earlier this spring and signals...

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Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd: Europe needs more snus, not more bans

Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd: Europe needs more snus, not more bans

As EU leaders prepare to overhaul tobacco rules, Swedish MEP Jessica Polfjärd is calling for a reality check — and defending Sweden’s success story in the fight against smoking. “Snus is already banned outs...

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Spain pouch ban proposal sparks Swedish wrath

Spain pouch ban proposal sparks Swedish wrath

The Swedish government has issued a rare and sharply worded rebuke of Spain’s proposed restrictions that would effectively ban nicotine pouches. In an unusually strong move, Sweden has submitted a formal de...

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Danish flavour ban fail: nicotine restrictions backfire

Danish flavour ban fail: nicotine restrictions backfire

A Danish flavour ban and other restrictions haven't prevented the share of young Danes who vape from almost doubling over the past two years. A new report reveals that banned vaping flavours remain the most po...