Border and port seizures show that criminal networks have a universal business model. They use the same routes and methods to smuggle goods worth hundreds of millions.

 

In Slovakia, the number of people who smoke every day is declining, particularly among younger age groups. However, the European Commission also wants to bring e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches under control.

 

A compromise proposal recommended lower rates for cigarettes and heated tobacco than those proposed by the European Commission. Conflicting political pressures, however, prevented MEPs from adopting any position on the major reform. 

 

The European Commission wants equal regulation of all nicotine products, but disagreement over their relative harmfulness is dividing scientists, countries and institutions.