Articles tagged with Benjamin Dousa
Sweden pressures Austria over nicotine pouch restrictions
Sweden pressures Austria over nicotine pouch restrictions
Austria’s plans to restrict nicotine pouches threaten the principles and functioning of the European Union, claims Sweden’s trade minister, who has deployed “the toughest tool we have” to persuade Austria to reconsider. Austria has introduced a bill to im...
Sweden launches new warnings to France, Spain over ‘absurd’ pouch bans
Sweden launches new warnings to France, Spain over ‘absurd’ pouch bans
In a last-ditch effort to protect nicotine pouch access in Europe, Sweden has fired off formal letters to both France and Spain, urging the countries to backtrack on nicotine pouch bans that risk turning Swedi...
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...
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...