Questions raised in the EU Parliament about vaping and the Tobacco Products Directive were significant because of the importance of this subject and the courtesy with which they were raised.Read More
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An MEP has asked the Commission what measures it intends to take to control the flow of cigarettes from a factory in a new free-trade zone at Podgorica, Montenegro.Read More
It is refreshing to see the European Commission state that revenue losses to 'clandestine activities' cannot be accurately quantified.Read More
It is interesting to know how much the EU Commission has spent on tobacco control, but it would be more interesting to know how it rates the effectiveness of that spending.Read More
The EU Scientific Advisory Mechanism could help policymakers adjust the Tobacco Products Directive to better reflect the realities of the space in which the Directive operates.Read More
Despite the measures already taken against the illegal trade in tobacco products, the EU Commission is reflecting on whether it should take further action.Read More
It seems likely that breathing in ultra-fine particles is bad for human health. The only question that needs answering is how bad.Read More
People who most readily quote statistics that describe the dreadful toll taken by combustible cigarettes seem to do what they can to oppose the sale of products that might lessen that toll.Read More
In the EU, where manufacturers and importers must notify their intention to place electronic cigarettes and refill containers on the market, there have been 185,000 such notifications.Read More
Authorities are unlikely to root out tobacco smuggling until they dispense with the fiction that they are 'losing' revenue to this trade; that they are somehow victims rather than the cause of it. Read More