Articles tagged with European Commission
Researchers fuming over EU health commissioner’s nicotine misinformation
Researchers fuming over EU health commissioner’s nicotine misinformation
A group of leading European academics and medical researchers has publicly challenged what they describe as “false and misleading” statements by EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi about the risks of smoke-free nicotine products. In an open letter...
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 r...
EU’s Olivér Várhelyi chooses fiction over science on nicotine
EU’s Olivér Várhelyi chooses fiction over science on nicotine
Claims of “one hundred percent” certainty about the health impact of nicotine products by EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi should cause alarm in Europe's public health community, argues Martin Cullip wit...
COP11: Dysfunction over harm reduction reveals WHO ‘in crisis’
COP11: Dysfunction over harm reduction reveals WHO ‘in crisis’
With the WHO COP11 meetings in Geneva now over, Snusforumet catches up with Patrik Strömer of the Association of Swedish Snus Manufacturers for an analysis of what happened, why, and what it means for tobacco ...
EU working against Sweden in secret as COP11 kicks off
EU working against Sweden in secret as COP11 kicks off
Draft COP11 documents indicate that the European Commission is still open to supporting a ban on safer nicotine products, directly contradicting last week’s agreement among EU Member States that such bans were...
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 ...
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...
EU tobacco public consultation: key results
EU tobacco public consultation: key results
The EU's Tobacco Products Directive Public Consultation on oral tobacco drew nearly 18,000 responses. A recent analysis examines the public's feedback, policy issues and critiques the consultation's approach, ...
Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends
Swedish MEPs slam ‘misleading’ questions as TPD call for evidence ends
Two Swedish MEPs have written a sharply worded letter criticizing the European Commission’s recently closed public consultation to revise the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). They want to see a more objective...