Eight EU countries have called for a “market freeze”, banning all new products containing any form of nicotine or substances “with nicotine like properties” from entering Europe, according to a letter sent to EU Commissioner Oliver Varheyli and published by the Dutch government.
The Dutch government is preparing a new excise duty on vaping products that could make vaping about as expensive as smoking.
Three years after the Netherlands banned online tobacco and vape sales, young adults are still buying through social media, while regulators struggle to identify sellers behind thousands of illegal listings.
Sweden has hit out at France’s sweeping ban on nicotine pouches, after it emerged Swedes could face criminal penalties for carrying a smoke-free product that is legal at home while cigarettes remain on sale.
Belgium will ban flavoured vapes from 1 September 2028, in a move ministers say is aimed at reducing youth uptake.
Almost nine in ten people who vape in the Netherlands are using illegal products or buying through illegal channels, according to new research - after a nationwide ban on flavoured vapes.
A new proposal in the European Parliament could see vapes taxed across the EU to help fund future cancer programmes.
