Articles tagged with EU
‘Finland and Sweden should join forces to liberalise EU snus legislation’
‘Finland and Sweden should join forces to liberalise EU snus legislation’
Support for more liberal snus legislation is growing in Finland - but it’s at the EU level that change must take place. Sweden's next government should join forces with Finland to help rally public opinion and work together to liberalise EU snus legislation, ...
Czech EU presidency puts focus on tobacco harm reduction
Czech EU presidency puts focus on tobacco harm reduction
The six-month Czech EU presidency, which kicks off in July 2022, is set to create a forceful proponent of tobacco harm reduction within the EU as the bloc forges ahead with efforts to draw up new tobacco regul...
EU opens ‘call for evidence’ on nicotine pouches
EU opens ‘call for evidence’ on nicotine pouches
Nicotine consumers and tobacco harm reduction advocates can now have a direct impact on EU rules governing nicotine pouches and other tobacco products. But they need to act by June 17th. “This is a...
Swedish MEP: DG SANTE must clarify ‘fabricated’ nicotine pouch ban data
Swedish MEP: DG SANTE must clarify ‘fabricated’ nicotine pouch ban data
Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal sees as “very serious” the possibility that DG SANTE “fabricated data” about member states' views on a possible nicotine pouch ban. “It is difficult to free oneself from the susp...
Docs expose DG SANTE ‘duplicity’ on nicotine pouch regulation
Docs expose DG SANTE ‘duplicity’ on nicotine pouch regulation
Previously unreleased EU documents obtained by Snusforumet reveal the European Commission's DG SANTE exaggerated claims about member states’ desire for EU-wide regulation and calls to ban tobacco-free nicotine...
EU cancer plan passage ‘important step’ for tobacco harm reduction: Swedish MEP
EU cancer plan passage ‘important step’ for tobacco harm reduction: Swedish MEP
The European Parliament has adopted a “historic” EU cancer plan to guide the region's fight against cancer. Swedish MEP Sara Skyttedal called the vote an “important step” in acknowledging tobacco harm reductio...
Snusforumet readership reaches new heights
Snusforumet readership reaches new heights
Snusforumet readership jumped 44 percent during 2021 amid rising interest in tobacco and public health policy both in Sweden and internationally. “It’s extremely gratifying to know that so many people are i...
Meet Lukas Reimann, the MP and ex-smoker who helped legalise snus in Switzerland
Meet Lukas Reimann, the MP and ex-smoker who helped legalise snus in Switzerland
Swiss MP Lukas Reimann explains how a chance encounter with Swedish snus helped him kick a 20-year smoking habit, legalise snus in Switzerland, and become an outspoken ambassador for smokeless nicotine product...
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021
Snusforumet’s most-read articles of 2021
Which stories were the most popular with Snusforumet readers during the last year? We've compiled a list of Snusforumet's most-read articles to make it easier for readers to find, read, and share the "greatest...