Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach ยฃ9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of โforever chemicalsโ remain uncontrolledIndustry using โtobacco playbookโ to fend off โforever chemicalsโ regulationThe cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution co…
Plenty of Western retail and tobacco companies stayed in Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
2025 looks set to see some important legislative developments in the field of health.
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Products banned on health and environmental grounds, while Milan outlaws outdoor smoking Belgium has become the EU first country to ban the sale of disposable vapes in an effort to stop young people from becoming addicted to nicotine and to protect the…
Those who defy the new prohibition in the polluted northern Italian city could be fined between 40 to 240 euros, a punishment that does not sit well with all residents.
The post Milan says no to all outdoor smoking in Italy’s toughest ban appeare…
European Commission has delayed updated EU rules on tobacco products.
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But Hungary’s minister reminded countries that the move was nonbinding, as Germany and Greece abstained.
Under pressure from federal states, Berlin abstained from the vote on the Council’s non-binding recommendation, as did Greece.
Health ministers buck Parliament to green-light stronger tobacco restrictions
Health ministers buck Parliament to green-light stronger tobacco restrictions
The vote is symbolic but lawmakers still couldn’t come to an agreement.
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The political quagmire that led to the resolution’s rejection is a win for the tobacco and vaping industries.
Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.
MEPs resort to mutually assured destruction to get Jessika Roswall and Hadja Lahbib through their parliamentary hearings.
Flavoured sachets have soared in popularity with biggest tobacco companies moving in
In eastern North Carolina, the former president tells voters why the pandemic caused inflation, not Democrats, and prescription-drug prices are on the ballot.
“I am in favour of action on sugars. It is poisoning us,” Darrieussecq told French senators.
After just a few months in office, the new British government is finding life tough.
Problematic and โaddiction-likeโ online behavior is rising among adolescents.
The European Commission approved a decision on Wednesday (25 September) by the French government to ban disposable e-cigarettes, marking a significant step in its efforts to reduce waste and curb youth smoking.ย
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Belgrade mayor wants Titoโs remains moved back to his native Croatia, triggering a debate hotter than a Balkan summer.
Fossil-fuel companies are the new patrons of Big Sport, according to think tank New Weather Institute.
The European Commission wants Member states to ban cigarettes, e-cigarettes and heated products tobacco from outdoor areas, according to new recommendations published on Tuesday (17 September).
The European Commission recommends that member states extend smoking bans to outdoor areas, including for electronic cigarettes and nicotine-free products.
A new report about the global state of COPD offers insights from 30 national experts on how policy action can be implemented worldwide.
Irelandโs Minister for Health has published a public consultation to evaluate a push for new, tougher tobacco and vaping regulations. Ireland is one of 12 EU countries advocating for stricter vaping rules.
Ministers are mulling plans to ban smoking in pub gardens, outdoor restaurants and sports grounds.
The Reform UK leaderโs protest comes as Britain mulls a ban on smoking outside pubs.
The country wants to spend 500 billion hryvnia on the war, and needs to increase borrowing and taxes to do that.
โStickyโ service prices set to test the ECB’s nerve in September.
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would ban anyone born after January 2009 from buying cigarettes.
But services are still making life difficult for the Bank of England.
A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.
Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke has a great CV for the EU’s top health post. But will Belgium let him go?
Le cigarettier profite du cรฉlรจbre tournoi du Grand Chelem pour soigner son image, alors que les sujets sur la rรฉgulation du tabac ne manquent pas.
The Confรฉdรฉration des buralistes, which represents the interests of tobacco retailers in France, has come out against a Senate report that recommends raising the price of a pack of cigarettes to โฌ25 by 2040.
On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have joined to call for a swift EU action on tobacco control.
To mark the European Week Against Cancer, Euractiv met with Professor Jean-Yves Blay, Director of Public Policy for the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) to assess what has been achieved to date and what is still on the โto doโ list for comb…
Absolutely everything you need to know about what the opposition party is promising ahead of the July 4 election.
POLITICO keeps the receipts on what the Conservatives have said about policy in the general election campaign, from national service to the ‘triple lock plus.’
Activism collective Brandalism claims the fossil fuel companyโs tactics are โstraight out of Big Tobaccoโs playbookโ.
Cigarette maker says its four factories and 4,000 workers in the country are operating as usual
European Parliament vetoes British territory’s removal from money-laundering watchlist amid EU-U.K. talks on its future.
As the government seeks to ban tobacco sales to younger generations, parliament’s pipe and cigar enthusiasts are feeling nostalgic.
Belgium is supporting the creation of a European action plan for rare diseases and isย joining other EU member states adopting a national plan, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs, Frank Vandenbroucke, said.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to stub out cigarettes for future generations โ but a chunk of his own MPs are railing against it.
The UK parliament is expected to vote in favour of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday (16 April), which sets the ambitious target of the UK achieving smoke-free status by 2030, a decade ahead of the EU target.ย
Panama is increasingly becoming the hub of illicit tobacco trade, costing the country massive loss of public revenues and at the same time, raising questions over the policy response to this phenomenon.
The former British prime minister used a speech in Canada to attack the policies of his successor, Rishi Sunak.
Expanding the number of places where smoking is prohibited, providing for a sharp increase in tobacco taxes, and putting vapers on the same footing as conventional smokers are among the main โdeterrentโ measures included in Spainโs new anti-smoking pla…
Veteran European ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has cautioned about the risks of tobacco lobbying’s influence on the European Commission.
March was a tough month for the vaping sector. An avalanche of political decisions cascaded through public discourse against the background of the European Commissionโs evaluation of the EU framework for tobacco control. So, what lies ahead for nicotin…
Tom Power led an alliance that brought about the pioneering health initiative which has since been adopted by more than 70 countries โ and has saved countless livesExactly 20 years ago an Irish civil servant named Tom Power won a remarkable battle agai…
โPrevention is very much about consumption. Consumption is about what is on the market. When you say market you say EU,โ Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke told an even in Brussels on Tuesday.
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Panama is increasingly becoming the hub of illicit tobacco trade, costing the country massive loss of public revenues and at the same time, raising questions over the policy response to this phenomenon.
POLITICO watched Jeremy Hunt’s big fiscal event so you didn’t have to.
The EU executive is currently conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the EU legislative framework on tobacco control, the so-called Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), including via wide public consultations. The existing Directive covers traditional c…
Political decisions about the future of novel tobacco and nicotine products in Europe will be made by the next European Commission, EU spokesperson Stefan de Keersmaecker told EURACTIV, punting tobacco firmly beyond June’s elections.
Consumer prices in the United Kingdom stood at 4 percent in January, unchanged from December and defying expectations of a renewed pick-up, data released by the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday. Analysts polled by Reuters ahead of the release had projected inflation to accelerate to 4.2 percent at the start of the year. Core [โฆ]
Both the cuts to the EU4Health programme and delays on tobacco control action have left many unanswered questions about the EU health priorities over the past week.
Snus is a moist oral tobacco product with roots dating back to the 18th century. It is considered one of the first novel tobacco products as it took several centuries for other products, such as heated tobacco, electronic cigarettes or nicotine pouches…
The growth potential of alternative nicotine delivery products appears limited
Snus is a moist oral tobacco product with roots dating back to the 18th century
The European Ombudsmanโs inquiry has found maladministration regarding the European Commissionโs meetings with tobacco lobbyists, but the EU executive insists there are sound transparency measures in place.
Health agency abandons target to cut obesity rates in a country where half of adults are overweight.
World Health Organisation (WHO) report showed positive trends โ tobacco use globally declined but the European region has one of the highest percentages of the population using tobacco, moreover, the highest share of women and adolescent smokers.
Vangelis Zampounis is thought to have been involved in fuel and tobacco smuggling, as well as extortion.
As the market for nicotine pouches grows, Brussels is eyeing regulation.
Countries across the world, from Mexico to Russia and Japan, have completely banned smoking in outdoor places in an effort to halt tobacco-related deaths. But in Europe, experts suggest such a measure would not be effective.
France will ban the selling of single-use e-cigarettes by 2025, French Health Minister Aurรฉlien Rousseau announced on Tuesday during a National Tobacco Control Program (PNLT) presentation, while increasing tobacco taxation. Teenage use of electronic ci…
Public parks, forests and near schools will also become smoke-free areas as part of nationwide moveFrance is to ban smoking on all its beaches, as well as in public parks, forests and near schools, after Emmanuel Macron promised to create โthe first to…
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Transformation in COPD care is underway as Speak Up for COPD unites policymakers, healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers, NGOs, and pharmaceutical industry to help make COPD a public health priority.
The Slovenian government has toughened its anti-smoking legislation with a ban on smoking rooms and most flavourings in all heated tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to prevent addiction among children and reduce related health costs. Flavourin…
POLITICO combs through Rishi Sunakโs legislative agenda โ as read out by King Charles III โ so you donโt have to.
Britain’s eco-warrior monarch will unveil PM Rishi Sunak’s highly-political legislative agenda on Tuesday.
The future of Swedenโs snus, a moist oral tobacco product currently banned in the EU, will be decided based on the ongoing evaluation of the tobacco directive, a European Commission spokesperson told Euractiv. Snus has been banned in the EU…
Wages should be based on social contribution, rewarding low-paid posts in care, charity work or the health sector, says a new global report on in-work poverty by the UN’s poverty expert. And capping salaries in fossil-fuels, pesticides and tobacco.
Smoking is the chief cause of preventable cancer and is responsible for a high number of yearly deaths in Europe. Regulatory efforts at EU level in the fight against smoking, based on bans and taxation, are insufficient for people who are not able to q…
Changes to Serbiaโs excise tax law came into force on 1 October, raising excise duties on fuel, cigarettes, alcohol and coffee by eight per cent. However, this decision does not necessarily mean that these products will become eight per cent…
Belgian lawmaker co-founded medicinal marijuana group without declaring sonโs CBD business.
Heart failure is the greatest health risk facing our aging population. Governments can help prevent premature death and โadd life to our yearsโ with immediate action and investment in accessible diagnostics.
Knives are back out for Barroso, the former EU Commission chief, after a Belgian court found his top sleuth guilty of gross misconduct in the biggest EU scandal before Qatargate.
Ex-OLAF chief Giovanni Kessler received a one-year suspended prison sentence over his handling of a probe involving John Dalli.
Boats of contraband tobacco are major irritant as British territory hangs in post-Brexit limbo
London-based company says it has agreed to sell Russian and Belarusian businesses, 18 months after initial decision to withdrawBritish American Tobacco says it will sell its last cigarette in Russia within a month, ending its presence in the worldโs fo…
The French government is considering raising the price of cigarette packets in the 2024-2027 period as part of discussions on how to finance the social security budget, while a leading anti-tobacco alliance and some parliamentariansย criticised the meas…
Prevention efforts are key to tackling the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Europe, according to a draft report presented by EU lawmakers on Wednesday (30 July).
