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A widening coalition of EU member states is pushing back against Spain’s plans to impose sweeping restrictions on nicotine pouches and other smoke-free products, warning Brussels against adopting similar measures across the bloc. The latest objections target Madrid’s updated proposal and follow…
EU Health Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has declared that new nicotine products such as vapes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches are “one hundred per cent” as harmful as traditional cigarettes. Commissioner rejects harm reduction distinction In an interview with Euractiv, Várhelyi was asked…
Olivér Varhelyi’s appointment as EU Commissioner for Health wasn’t a slam dunk.  Members of the European Parliament - wary of the Hungarian nominee’s close ties to the country’s autocratic leader Viktor Orban - wanted assurances that his views on abortion (it’s often…
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