SFP in The Media

2026

Euractiv:

Swedish election could shift country's nicotine policy
Tagesspiegelen:

Europäisches Bündnis warnt vor deutscher Legalisierung
The Examination:

EU countries clash over nicotine pouch taxes, stalling broader tobacco talks
Euractiv:

DG TRADE continues tobacco meetings amid watchdog inquiry
Euronews:

Hundreds of meetings, €8 million a year: How Big Tobacco lobbies the EU
Eunews:

Tobacco: over 82,000 responses to the EU public consultation, with 90 per cent raising objections to the reform
Contexte:

NGOs deny industry figures on illicit trade in tobacco product
Euractiv:

Philip Morris urges EU to treat tobacco like other industries - "No other legal consumer industry kills more than 700,000 Europeans every year," health advocates warn
Contexte:

In plenary, votes on the Tobacco Tax Directive reflect a divided Parliament
Eunews:

The review of tobacco products is mobilising the EU: over 80,000 responses sent to the European Commission
Euractiv:

AI-assisted submissions surge in EU tobacco law consultation
Contexte:

Smoke Free Partnership accuses industry of influencing public consultation on Tobacco Products Directive
Contexte:

The European Parliament decides not to change its framework for tobacco lobbying
Euractiv:

EU tobacco taxation: a smouldering file lands on Ireland's desk
Euractiv:

EU loses €16.7 billion annually from illicit tobacco trade, industry reports - Anti-tobacco advocacy groups describe report as a “disinformation tool”
Euractiv:

Cigarette butt clean-up campaigns face greenwashing concerns
Eunews:

The shadow of tobacco over young Europeans: “Regulation is struggling to keep pace”
Contexte:

Les pays européens décrochent en matière de contrôle du tabagisme
Tabaknee:

Dalers op Tobacco Control Scale frustreren EU-beleid
Vital Signs:

Inside EU Health: Tobacco control; EU/US trade deal; clinical trials; CEPI; scaleup fund
Euractiv:

EU tobacco taxation saga nears its end
Euractiv:

Health advocates slam Cyprus’s concessions in EU tobacco tax talks
Euractiv:

Could a UK-style generational ban on smoking work in the EU?
Eunews:

Smoke Free Partnership welcomes EU tobacco legislation renewal, urges attention for young people
Contexte:

Du difficile contrôle du lobbying du tabac au sein des institutions européennes
Contexte:

Les ONG contre le tabac veulent accélérer la cadence de la révision de la directive sur les produits du tabac
Eureporter:

Brussels prepares sweeping reset of nicotine policy as battle lines harden
Eunews:

The EU’s crackdown on tobacco is dividing opinion: encouraging for some, but a risk to the economy for others
Euractiv:

Commission warns new nicotine products linked to heart and pregnancy risks
Contexte:

La taxation du tabac n’a pas suivi le cours de l’inflation en Europe
Euractiv:

Cyprus proposes cap on inflation-linked tobacco tax rises
Contexte:

Les acteurs de la lutte antitabagisme s’inquiètent du discours sur la réussite suédoise en la matière
Der Standard:

Taxes on vapes halved: EU Council waters down plans for cigarettes and Co
The Examination:

EU countries scale back tobacco tax proposal
Euractiv:

Dutch bid to raise nicotine age to 21 taps into Europe-wide shift
Tabaknee:

Fewer Swedish smokers is not a merit of snus

Previous years

Euractiv:

EU heart disease plan soothes food giants as tobacco braces for new battle
Eunews:

Single market, public health, risk of illicit trade: European Parliament questions EU tobacco tax reform
GATC:

(COP11 Bulletin Day 4) Ban the Filter, Not the Truth: Why the Tobacco Industry Must Be Held Liable for Its Waste
Bloomberg Tax:

Tobacco Lobby Urges More Dialogue With EU Officials on Tax Bill
Euractiv:

Ahead of COP11, EU governments still too close to tobacco industry
Contexte:

L’ingérence de l’industrie du tabac au niveau européen et français s’est renforcée en 2025
Euractiv:

Cigarette filter ban – The last puff for smoking?
The European Correspondent:

Why can't we quit smoking?
Contexte:

Proposed EU position aligns with WHO expert group's anti-tobacco suggestions
Euractiv:

Sweden moves to stop nicotine pouches meeting the fate of snus
CVT:

Swedes in the EU talk the most with the tobacco lobby
CNN:

France leads Europe in saying au revoir to beach and park smoking
Taxnotes:

EU Commission Targets Heavy Tax on Traditional Tobacco Products
Euractiv:

Europe’s love for smoking outdoors could be hard to kick
Politico:

NCD Declaration misses the mark for climate, mental health NGOs
Politico:

There will be blood
Bloomberg:

Sixteen EU Countries Push for Update of Bloc's Tobacco Tax Rules
Politico:

Will EU countries ban smoking, vaping on terraces?
Politico:

The health files that will be keeping you busy over the next 5 years
TabakNee:

Brits politiek tijdschrift biedt tabakslobby podium in Brussel
Euronews:

Nearly a quarter of the EU population still smokes, according to new research
Politico:

EU must get serious on NCDs, NGOs warn
Politico:

Commission quietly delays tobacco files
Politico:

We take a deep dive into tobacco lobbying in Brussels
Politico:

Commission delays smoking file as Belgian Presidency calls foul
Politico:

Missing smoking file raises concerns
Euractiv:

Pesticides, subventions PAC: les cultures de tabac sous le feu des critiques
Politico:

Big Tobacco in the Parliament
Politico:

Anti-smoking NGOs are concerned about tobacco taxation
Politico:

Stubbing out tobacco regs
Politico:

Europe’s war against tobacco has a new target: Nicotine
La Vanguardia:

Los sabores de los vapeadores tienen los días contados
Sydsvenskan:

Aktuella frågor ”Svenska politiker främjar ohälsa.”
European Views:

EU tobacco tax hike benefits compromised by weak anti-smuggling action
Politico:

Snus on the loose: How Swedish chewing tobacco keeps dividing Brussels
EU Today:

EU must seize its chance to close door on Big Tobacco’s corrosive influence, says Wopke Hoekstra
Politico:

Europe backslides on shielding public health policies from tobacco industry, finds new report
Politico:

Getting woke on smoke
BBC News:

A quick guide to smoking bans across the world

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