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Three Nordic countries close their doors to tobacco industry

donderdag 20 november 2025

drie noordse landen sluiten deur voor tabaksindustrie

Denmark, Iceland and Norway are implementing the provisions of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC Convention with a guideline for public servants. The document explicitly states that the rules also apply to members of parliament. The Dutch government has been complying with 5.3 since 2016, but here parliament does not want to commit itself.

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Why the Netherlands scores so well on the Global Tobacco Index

maandag 17 november 2025

waarom nederland zo goed scoort op de tobacco interference index-2

The Netherlands is at the top of the Tobacco Industry Interference Index of the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobaco Control. This is mainly due to the lawsuit that Youth Smoking Prevention filed against the Dutch state in 2014 about compliance with FCTC Article 5.3. Now, only parliament is still open to influence by the tobacco industry.

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While EU Reporter hails the Swedish model, it has its downside

woensdag 22 oktober 2025

het zweedse model heeft zijn keerzijde-2

Once again, news site EU Reporter appears to be an outpost of the tobacco lobby, with a story that praises the Swedish model of harm reduction. But snus is not the cause of the low smoking prevalence in Sweden, and the Swedish Cancer Institute mainly sees disadvantages.

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Tobacco lobbyists submerge European Parliament

woensdag 08 oktober 2025

tabakslobby loopt europees parlement plat-4

Since June 2024, tobacco lobbyists have already had 220 meetings with MEPs. In particular, the revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive is now under discussion. The lobby is trying to get exceptions to the regulations for alternative nicotine products. Health organizations do little in return.

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How to defeat Big Tobacco with its own weapons

donderdag 24 juli 2025

hoe men big tobacco verslaat met haar eigen wapens-2

To counter the arrival of new nicotine products, a coalition of tobacco control organisations in Latin America decided to adopt a surprisingly effective strategy: they use the same tactics as the tobacco industry uses, but this time against the industry itself.

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Think tank fighting UK generational tobacco ban linked to PMI

maandag 21 juli 2025

denktank die brits generationeel tabaksverbod bestrijdt gelinkt aan pmi-2

In a recent letter to the British government, the American think tank Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) argues against the introduction of a generational sales ban for tobacco. However, the think tank appears to rely on experts who work for the tobacco industry.

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Tobacco control shifts worldwide towards the endgame

dinsdag 08 juli 2025

tabakscontrole verschuift wereldwijd richting eindspel-2

At the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin at the end of June, it became clear that all over the world the focus is shifting from tobacco control to eliminating tobacco. Constant attempts by the industry to influence policy are the main obstacle.

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Leading advertising magazine falls for Philip Morris’ PR trap

donderdag 22 mei 2025

vooraanstaand reclamevakblad trapt klakkeloos in pr-val philip morris-2

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.

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Young Voices Europe is tobacco industry advocate

donderdag 24 april 2025

young voices europe is pleitbezorger tabaksindustrie-2

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.

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Japan Tobacco grows press pawns with scholarship

dinsdag 01 april 2025

japan tobacco kweekt met scholarship pionnen bij de pers

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.

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NATO think tank offers Philip Morris access to politicians

maandag 18 december 2023

l navo denktank biedt philip morris toegang tot toppolitici-1

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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