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France: On 12th February, the National Assembly adopted, without a vote, a new reading of the “expenditure” part and the entire 2025 Social Security
Spain: The Spanish Society of Public Health and Health Administration (Sespas) is urging the government to raise tobacco prices and implement plain packaging
Austria: An agreement to reach a government coalition between the Freedom Party of Austria (right) and the Austrian People's Party (centre-right) after the
EU: The European Ombudsman has concluded that it will not conduct further inquiries on the case concerning its investigation into whether there is a conflict
EU: Yesterday (11th February), the European Commission (EC) published its Work Programme for 2025. Neither the revision of the tobacco control framework –
EU: When asked about the European Commission's plans to review the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) in the parliamentary Subcommittee on Tax Matters, the
Lithuania: Jurgita Sejonienė, a member of Parliament (MP) from the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats, a main opposition party, has submitted a
Poland: A bill imposing an excise duty on nicotine pouches is being processed at the Sejm (lower chamber of the parliament). The bill proposes an
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated the list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the lists of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables (HTPs) and herbal
Germany: Ahead of the Bundestag elections on 23rd February 2025, the German Alliance for Non-Communicable Diseases (DANK) has put forward a six-point plan
EU: The European Commission (EC) has released a staff working document reviewing Europe's Beating Cancer (BECA) Plan. The purpose of the document is
Spain: Today, on World Cancer Day, queen Letizia has emphasised the importance of preventing the use of tobacco and related products, such as
Ukraine: On 6th February, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) “Life” will hold a press conference titled “There is no such thing as safe smoking.
Belgium: The new federal government announced measures to pursue smoking cessation, extending the smoking and vaping ban to restaurant and bar terraces, press reports.
Portugal: The Tax and Customs Authority has updated the list of approved and non-approved tobacco products in force, which includes nicotine-containing e-liquids. The total
Russia: Bill 782111-8 has been signed by president Vladimir Putin. The bill increases fines for selling tobacco and nicotine-containing products to minors (under-18s), including e-cigarettes and
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches, among
Belgium: Bart De Wever was sworn in today as prime minister, after federal elections in June 2024 resulted in no clear majority and a coalition
Germany: The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has updated the list of notified tobacco products.
Slovakia: Starting tomorrow (1st February), e-liquids and nicotine pouches will be subject to excise duties in Slovakia. E-liquids will be subject to a
Spain: A few days ago, we reported that the newly approved tax on nicotine products would be applied retroactively from 1st January 2025.
Netherlands: The Endgame Tobacco Foundation aims to make the Netherlands smoke-free in about 40 years by proposing a draft bill to ban the
France: During a parliamentary hearing, minister delegate for health Yannick Neuder announced his intention to ban nicotine pouches by decree “as soon as possible”,
Finland: The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira), the Finnish Medical Association (FMA),
EU: TobaccoIntelligence has received a copy of the opinion of the advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Russia: Bill 782111-8 has been approved by the Federal Council (upper chamber of the parliament) and now goes to the president. The bill would increase fines
Russia: Since 1st April 2024, 307m unauthorised tobacco product units have been blocked at cash registers nationwide, according to Vladislav Zaslavsky, director of
Denmark: The Danish Parliament approved a bill proposed by the Ministry of Interior introducing stricter controls on nicotine pouches and tobacco surrogates, alongside broader regulatory
Austria: Martin Busch, the head of the Addiction Competence Centre at Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG) – the Austrian National Public Health Institute –
Spain: The draft decree that would amend royal decree 579/2017, which regulates the manufacture and sale of tobacco and related products, that was notified to
Spain: The draft decree that would amend royal decree 579/2017, which regulates the manufacture and sale of tobacco and related products, has been
Spain: The excise duty on nicotine pouches has already been implemented despite the government's initial plans. On 15th December 2024, Spain introduced a
Finland: A draft decree from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health amending the Decree on the Labelling and Other Appearance of Tobacco and
France: The new 2025 Social Security Budget Bill is under construction, and a group of centrist parliamentary deputies have proposed an amendment to
EU: Minutes from the Expert Group on Tobacco Policy meeting on 8th October 2024 have been published today. The minutes highlight key updates
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of nicotine pouches authorised for sale.
Ireland: After extensive negotiations, the two centre-right parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have reached an agreement, press reports. This coalition arrangement includes a rotation
Austria: The Ministry of Health has presented a bill amending the Tobacco Act to transpose the EU-wide flavour ban on heated tobacco products (HTPs) and to
Ukraine: Specialists from the State Service for the Protection of Consumer Rights, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, people’s deputies of Ukraine and
Poland: The Council of Ministers has adopted the draft bill amending the Tobacco Act that regulates nicotine pouches for the first time. The bill subjects pouches to
Austria: The outgoing government has published the list of measures that the State Budget 2025 would entail if it obtains parliamentary approval. Among the measures, the
Lithuania: A representative from the Ministry of Economy and Innovation has told TobaccoIntelligence that “the change of political power has delayed the drafting” of
Sweden: Starting from 1st January of this year, the excise tax on nicotine pouches increased to SEK207 (€18) per kg.
Russia: Bill 782111-8 has passed its third reading in the State Duma (lower chamber of the parliament) and now goes to the Federal
Poland: The Ministry of Health has made public a draft bill that regulates nicotine pouches. The draft extends the country’s tobacco restrictions to nicotine pouches by
Finland: The new government’s draft proposal to amend the Tobacco Act to regulate nicotine pouches is facing criticism during the comments procedure, media reports.
Russia: The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has drafted a governmental decree proposing to ban the sale of nicotine-containing products – including e-liquids, disposable e-cigarettes and
