Politics & policy
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Chamber of Representatives passes amendment to ban heating devices...
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Tax changes unlikely to happen in 2025 after government shakeup...
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A degree of Covid scepticism unites Trump’s picks for health positions. Will this beget an open mind in other areas of policy and research or will sensationalist science hold sway?…
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Call for practical approach to harm reduction in policy-making...
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Health minister says Spain wants smoke-free generation by 2040...
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Fianna Fáil’s election victory likely to mean more tobacco restrictions...
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The European Parliament has failed to reach a consensus on the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments…
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Interest from the nicotine-alternatives industry in US president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Martin Makary, is less about who he is and more about who he is not…
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No position on proposal to review recommendation on smoke-free environments...
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EU Council recommendation replacement a step towards harm reduction...
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Budget bill that would increase HTP taxes and tax nic pouches approved...
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Parliamentary committee supports government bill to increase excise taxes...
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EU Parliament approves new Commission...
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European Parliament adopts motion for a resolution on Council recommendation...
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Agreement on EC composition could include new health commissioner...
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Italy and Romania concerned about procedure leading to Council recommendations...
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Not a single US state governorship flipped parties during the elections held on 5th November despite strong gains in the Senate for the Republican party, as well as the party’s victory in the presidential election…
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Poland’s health minister, Izabela Leszczyna, has announced that her ministry is drafting legislation to ban synthetic nicotine pouches as well as e-cigarettes with flavours…
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Trump critical of FDA in announcement of health secretary nomination...
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This short report examines some of the most important developments outlined in our Policy Radar update for the second half of September and the first half of October (up until 18th)…
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Members of associations and government speak on plain packaging draft regulations...
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Southeast Asia is experiencing significant regulatory shifts in the tobacco and nicotine product sectors, as countries in the region adopt varied stances on products like heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes…
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Committee pushes policy to reduce smoking rates...
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Talking about the future of the novel nicotine sector in the United States – its biggest single market by a long way – just got a whole lot harder…
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Peru has taken a bold step in public health regulation with new legislation aimed at curbing the impact of tobacco and nicotine products as Congress approves strict guidelines for their use…
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EU societies urge EC to accelerate implementation of BeCa Plan...
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Várhelyi to face 2nd round of written questions...
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Industry ponders impact of Trump re-election...
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This report examines the open cases of a potential conflict of interest around the contractors providing services to the EU throughout the review of the tobacco control framework…
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Denver looks into flavour ban, including menthol...
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France may soon ban nicotine pouches as a measure to protect French youth, based on recent declarations by the country’s newly appointed minister of health Geneviève Darrieussecq…
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Ministers highlight rise in youth vaping and smoking...
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Birthdate ban supported by health ministry, opposed by finance ministry...
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Health minister asked when HTP risk assessment will be done...
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Ministries concerned for employment of tobacco farmers...
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Opposition wants minister investigated over alleged industry ties...
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Incoming health commissioner responds to confirmation questions...
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PMI in talks with government about reversing HTP ban...
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Tobacco and Vapes bill to be introduced to Parliament before Christmas...
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Donald Trump has promised to save vaping in the US. But will policy follow rhetoric if he wins the election and what will tying e-cig regulation to his candidacy mean if he loses…
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In a swift reversal, the Finnish government has scrapped a plan to allow a wider range of nicotine pouch flavours and narrowed the options to mint and menthol…
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Ministry issues warning about health risks of electronic smoking...
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Proposal on permitted pouch flavours to be revised after scandal...
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Spain’s regulatory battle over nicotine products is heating up, but the centre-right People’s Party faces significant hurdles in pushing its proposed amendments through Parliament…
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Round table focuses on need for harm-reduction strategies...
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Meeting held to discuss implementing the NTCP...
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Minister calls on public to reject tobacco use...
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Need for tobacco testing labs and harm-reduction policies highlighted...
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Events kick off for start of ‘Tobacco-free month’ campaign...
