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EU tax plan could target vapes to fund cancer strategy

A new proposal in the European Parliament could see vapes taxed across the EU to help fund future cancer programmes. According to a report by Romanian MEP Vlad Voiculescu, the bloc should raise €2 billion through new levies on nicotine products and…

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Russia backs plan for full vape ban

Russia has taken a major step toward banning vapes, after a government commission backed plans to prohibit their production, import and sale. The State Commission for Combating Illicit Trafficking in Industrial Products, chaired by Denis Manturov, supported the proposal on March 25,…

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Swedish MEP warns EU not to undermine country’s harm reduction approach

A Swedish member of the European Parliament has urged the European Commission not to weaken access to safer nicotine alternatives, as debate grows over future EU rules on tobacco and nicotine products. Jessica Polfjärd (EPP, Sweden) has submitted a formal written question…

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Nearly half of Europe’s vape market comes from irregular sources, study finds

A new study has found that almost half of the vapes sold across Europe come from irregular sources, highlighting the scale of the illicit and grey market for the products. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS say around 48…

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YouTuber powers electric car using 500 discarded vape batteries

A UK engineer and YouTuber has powered a small electric car using a battery pack made from hundreds of discarded vape batteries, highlighting the hidden energy still left inside many disposable devices. Chris Doel, a 27-year-old software and electronics engineer at Jaguar…

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Singapore passes sweeping anti-vaping law with jail terms of up to 20 years

Singapore’s parliament has passed sweeping new anti-vaping legislation that dramatically increases penalties for vaping-related offences, including prison sentences of up to 20 years in some cases. The Tobacco and Vaporizers Control Act, approved on 6 March, strengthens the city-state’s already strict rules…

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Free vape scheme pushes 125,000 more smokers to try quitting

Around 125,000 additional people in England tried to quit smoking using vapes after the Government launched its “Swap to Stop” scheme, according to new research. The study, carried out by researchers from the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy…

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Ireland moves to tighten vape rules and regulate nicotine pouches in new bill

Ireland’s government has approved new legislation that would tighten rules on vapes and introduce regulation of nicotine pouches, as ministers push ahead with a broader package of nicotine controls. The proposed Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026…

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23 experts write to EU warning over vaping risk misinformation

A group of 23 European experts in tobacco and nicotine science have written to the President of the European Commission, warning that recent statements on vaping and other smoke-free products are “false and misleading”. In an eight-page letter sent on 25 February,…

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