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Published: 01 July 2024

ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: ETHRA letter to the Council of the European Union - Eurobarometer 2024 - Global Forum on Nicotine 2024 -  Australia’s vape policy failure - New vape regulations start today: what you need to know - Flavour bans hamper smoking cessation - Country updates. Read on for more.

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EU NEWS

GLOBAL CONSUMER ADVOCACY NEWS

COUNTRY UPDATES

MUST READS

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Read more: ETHRA June news roundup

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Published: 19 June 2024

On 5 June and 17 June a number of EU member states (Cyprus, Estonian, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourg, Maltese, Portuguese, Slovenian and Spanish delegations) issued a call to action urging the Commission to ban flavours in consumer nicotine products. The motion was added to the agenda of a meeting of the Council of the European Union (EPSCO - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs) to be discussed on June 21. Ahead of that meeting ETHRA wrote to all EU Health Ministers to highlight the serious unintended consequences a flavour ban would lead to. The letter is copied below. 

Read more: ETHRA letter to the Council of the European Union

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Published: 04 June 2024

ETHRA’s monthly roundup of news: EU Health Ministers meeting - EU Parliament must listen to consumers - Merci la Vape white paper - ACPAN open letter - UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Realists and Idealists - Youth vaping: the facts - World Vape Day live streams. Read on for more.

Read more: ETHRA May news roundup