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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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New fund to finance lawsuits against tobacco industry

maandag 13 oktober 2025

new fund finances lawsuits against tobacco industry

Two ex-fellows of the School for Moral Ambition have set up a fund to finance lawsuits against the tobacco industry. The laws are already there, they argue, but they must be enforced in court. ‘The costs of health damage must be returned to those who cause it.’

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