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EU tobacco use and policy
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EU-wide data show a modest decline in daily tobacco and nicotine product nicotine‑product use, falling from 17.5% in 2022 to 16.5% of adults in 2025. 2025 from 17.5% in 2022. Men continue to use tobacco (20.8%) remain more likely than women, and women (12.6%) to use these products daily, with the highest prevalence remains among adults aged 35‑49. While countries such as Bulgaria, Sweden and Croatia still record 35‑49 (21.3%). Bulgaria (26.3%) records the highest daily use rates, nations like peak national rate, while the Netherlands, Netherlands (9.9%), Ireland (11.7%) and Belgium report (13.6%) sit at the lowest. low end. Between 2022 and 2025, daily use fell in 17 member states, most sharply in Spain and Luxembourg (‑2.1 pp), while Croatia and Lithuania saw modest increases (+2.7 pp each). Overall, 77.5% of EU residents reported no tobacco‑related product use in the preceding year. The European Commission estimates tobacco‑related health‑care and productivity losses at about €80.7 billion annually. In Romania, smoking remains a major public‑health challenge, with challenge: a Eurobarometer survey confirms that 34% of adults smoking – smoke, the third‑highest rate in the EU – Union, and about roughly 30,000 annual deaths are attributed to tobacco‑related illnesses tobacco each year despite a decade of higher taxes taxes, consumption restrictions and advertising bans. The European Commission EU is preparing revisions to the Tobacco Products Directive and Tobacco Excise Directive that would harmonise minimum taxes across member states and impose stricter limits on alternative nicotine products, including possible bans on disposable e‑cigarettes, flavored vaping liquids and nicotine pouches. The final proposal European Commission is expected to present the final proposal before the end of the year, potentially reshaping which could further reshape the market for less‑harmful smoking alternatives across the bloc.
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