US EditionThe Fight for Evidence-Based Tobacco Control: What We Know About COP11 So Far
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Every year, around 5.6 trillion cigarette filters end up in the environment as non-biodegradable plastic waste. At the eleventh WHO conference on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, experts from 183 countries and 29 NGOs are discussing environmental protection and a global ban on these filters this week.
The Fight for Evidence-Based Tobacco Control: What we know about COP11 So Far
The ongoing Eleventh Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), currently being held in Geneva from 17–22 November 2025, marks the 20-year anniversary of the treaty’s implementation. Bringing together more than 1,400 delegates from over 130 Parties, the meeting aims to evaluate progress on global smoking reduction and […]
COP11: EU Commission and Denmark Continue Push of Backdoor Vape Ban
Geneva, 21 November 2025 – According to reports from Euractiv, multiple EU countries have accused the European Commission and the Danish COP Presidency of attempting to push for bans on vaping and nicotine pouches “through the back door” during COP11 — despite a prior EU agreement not to support global prohibition of less harmful alternatives. The pressure reportedly centres around Article 4.5 of the COP11 agenda, which encourages countries to a…
At the WHO tobacco conference in Geneva, Denmark, which holds the EU Council Presidency, is pushing a plan that is inconsistent with the EU's previous position. The European Commission echoes this sentiment. Denmark and the EC want to—contrary to the mandate—introduce, among other things, a ban on the sale of nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes.
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