22 May 2025
Global trade publication for the advertising industry, AdWeek, recently provided a platform to Philip Morris International (PMI) by inviting senior vice president Marian Salzman to appear on a podcast. During this episode, misleading information was spread, and a deadly industry was normalized.
read more...24 April 2025
An organisation that bills itself as an agency and PR firm for talented writers turns out to be part of a broad original US network of libertarian organisations around the Atlas Network. Young Voices is therefore another mouthpiece for the tobacco industry.
read more...01 April 2025
For over 20 years, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has been funding an exclusive scholarship for Romanian journalists to train them in independent reporting on European policy. In doing so, JTI has managed to grow over 280 press pawns.
read more...17 March 2025
The European Commission must take action to curb the rigged cigarette. That was the tenor at the hearing of the European Court of Justice in the enforcement case that the Youth Smoking Prevention Foundation started in 2019. The Advocate General will share his conclusion on 10 July.
read more...03 February 2025
Dutch Customs has released a secret cooperation agreement between the Dutch government and the tobacco industry on combating tobacco smuggling after TabakNee requested this. Experts say such agreements conflict with international agreements and, above all, do not work. ‘The Dutch government has fallen into the industry’s trap.’
read more...28 January 2025
On 10 March, the European Court of Justice will hear the questions posed in the context of the appeal in the enforcement case concerning the rigged cigarettes, initiated by Youth Smoking Prevention Foundation.
read more...18 December 2024
The Dutch citizens' initiative Nicotinee (No to nicotine) has turned out to be a resounding success. Parliament has asked the government to investigate Nicotinee’s proposal for a ban on the sale of nicotine-containing products to people born from 2012 onwards.
read more...05 December 2024
Urged by public health activists, Dutch parliament this month will debate a national ban on selling tobacco and vaping products to residents born after 1 January 2012. The ‘generational ban’ would gradually erase smoking and vaping among future Dutch generations while leaving current nicotine-users untouched.
read more...29 August 2024
A pavilion with the inscription ‘Tobacco Innovations’ during the Zandvoort Grand Prix raises question marks and especially a lot of indignation. The Dutch organization was not happy with the pavilion, but could not get out of a deal with the international F1 organization. The NVWA is investigating the matter.
read more...18 December 2023
Philip Morris International (PMI) has been a major sponsor of NATO Defense College Foundation conferences in Rome for eight years. The prestigious think tank offers the tobacco giant access to politicians, ministers and other influential people from around the world. Critics are baffled, especially now that PMI continues to swell the Russian war chest.
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Asli Onar-Verboon, Imperial Brands
Tristan Lips, Japan Tobacco International
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