EU Tobacco Tax Overhaul Risks Fueling Illicit Vape Market
Higher excise rates on vapes could expand the €10.8B black market without stronger customs enforcement.
Higher excise rates on vapes could expand the €10.8B black market without stronger customs enforcement.
A comprehensive breakdown of the European nations restricting e-liquid flavors, enforcement timelines, and the unintended market consequences for harm reduction.
A guide to disposable vape bans across European nations, airport travel rules, and compliant hardware.
Brussels postpones its tobacco tax directive vote to November as Sweden defends low levies on nicotine pouches.
Eurostat data shows declining daily nicotine use across Europe, but regional disparities and health risks persist.
The European Commission proposes a 139% tax hike on cigarettes and new minimum taxes on vapes to combat youth nicotine use.
Tobacco firms increase meetings by 57% to block new vaping taxes and flavor bans in Brussels.
Brussels aims to raise minimum cigarette taxes to €215 and introduce new EU-wide taxes on e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches.
An update on the Tobacco Products Directive review and the stalled Tobacco Excise Directive taxes in the European Union.
The European Commission targets nicotine pouches, flavor bans, and plain packaging in its biggest regulatory update in a decade.
An addiction specialist warns that restrictive EU tobacco laws ignore clinical evidence and harm reduction.
European Parliament votes down both the Commission’s blanket tax hike and the ECON committee’s risk-based proposal.