Několik posledních desetiletí se vlády snaží důrazně zakročit vůči spotřebě tabáku, v což zahrnuly zákaz kouření n mnohých místech, jako jsou bary nebo restaurace. Ale v průběhu posledních let jsme se dozvěděli více o efektech této politiky, a nyní nadešel čas na přehodnocení. Zde jsou důvody:
Young Voices Podcast #73: Do French Smokers Need a Nanny?
I had the pleasure to talk to Stephen Kent from the Young Voices podcast about the last tobacco regulations in the European Union.
At the Launch of FOREST EU in Brussels
On the 31st of May, the smokers’ rights organisation FOREST launched its office in Brussels. FOREST EU intends on working with consumers and policy makers in order to defend the freedom of choice of people who enjoy tobacco. For the launch event, I gave a short interview for their promotional video. You can check it […]
Dat neit Anti-Tubak-Gesetz dreift Jonker op de Schwaarzmaart
Mat deem neie Projet de loi 7030, dee viru kuerzem an der Chamber gestëmmt gouf, setzt d’Lëtzebuerger Parlament déi nei Anti-Tubak-Direktiv vun der Europäescher Unioun ëm. De Grand-Duché wäert domat, wéi och aner Länner elo schon, de Schwaarzmaart beräicheren.
Boj proti kouření. Co nefunguje
This article has been translated into Czech for FinMag. It can be read here. The original article was published by Freedom Today. Byl to od francouzské vlády odvážný krok: první evropská země, která po australském vzoru zavádí jednobarevný obal pro všechny tabákové výrobky. Přechod na obaly jednotné, zelenkavé barvy si přála ministryně zdravotnictví Marisol Tourainová. Nový […]
French High Court Questions Legality of EU Tobacco Laws
On May 10th, the Conseil d’Etat, the highest administrative court in France, decided to ask for clarifications from the European Union Court of Justice regarding the recent EU Tobacco Products Directive.
We told you plain packaging wouldn’t reduce smoking. Now there’s proof.
What a bold move for the French government it was: first European country to introduce the plain packaging of tobacco, following Australia’s example. Minister of Health Marisol Touraine wanted a bold switch from the coloured cigarette packs to the new green-ish plain packaging, which is now compulsory for sales. The legislation intends to discourage smoking […]
The French Government is Literally Burning 100 Million Euros
Since January 2017, France requires all cigarette packs to be sold in plain packaging — they all come in the same green-ish colour, only a neutral font lets the consumer identify the different brands. The government’s anti-tobacco fanaticism costs the taxpayer a fortune.
La lutte anti-tabac crée un dangereux marché de contrefaçons
Lorsqu’on lui a demandé combien devrait coûter un paquet de cigarettes afin de réduire la consommation générale du tabac, le candidat à la présidence française, Emmanuel Macron, a répondu: «Je crois que 10 € est un prix adéquat. Je suis prêt pour ça». En effet, il semble que les politiciens français se trouvent en compétition afin de déterminer […]
France’s Tobacco Regulation is Propping up a Dangerous Black Market
This article was first published by the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). When asked how expensive a pack of cigarettes should be in order to reduce the general consumption of tobacco, French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron responded, “I believe that €10 is an adequate price. I am ready for that.”