We are on the side of consumers for safer nicotine alternatives

For too long, tobacco control has treated taxes, restrictions, and bans as the only serious tools for reducing smoking. But as Europe prepares its next generation of nicotine rules, that old playbook is no longer enough.  A Challenge to Old Tobacco Control Assumptions  A new scientific editorial is challenging one of the central assumptions behind modern tobacco […]

In Brussels, they sit and write the future of Europe. Not as a vision of freedom, innovation, or quality of life—but as a detailed rulebook for how you should live your life, chew your food, and manage your own habits. It’s called public health. In practice, it is lifestyle politics. At the center stands the […]

The European Commission has launched a new public consultation: Public consultation questionnaire – Revision of the EU rules on tobacco products and tobacco advertising. On the surface, it is about gathering views. In practice, however, the questionnaire raises serious concerns as to whether the EU is genuinely interested in what citizens think – or whether […]

Cyprus has officially stepped away from efforts to force a consensus on the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TED)—exactly as expected. The deadlocked file now moves to the incoming Irish presidency. A Cypriot spokesperson confirmed to Politico Pro Healthcare that months of attempted compromises failed to resolve deep divisions between EU member states. In short: the proposal collapsed […]