{
  "id": 1430745,
  "title": "Is the EU cracking down on Tobacco? Ask the Euronews Chatbot.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/is-the-eu-cracking-down-on-tobacco-ask-the-euronews-chatbot",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:05:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/17/is-the-eu-cracking-down-on-tobacco-ask-the-euronews-chatbot"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The EU is considering its biggest overhaul of tobacco taxes in over a decade through a revised Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD). The proposal would increase minimum excise duties on cigarettes by 139 percent and introduce EU-wide minimum taxes on vapes, heated tobacco products, and nicotine pouches.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}