{
  "id": 1430746,
  "title": "Can the EU stop smoking by taxing cigarettes? Take our poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/can-the-eu-stop-smoking-by-taxing-cigarettes-take-our-poll",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:05:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/17/can-the-eu-stop-smoking-by-taxing-cigarettes-take-our-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The EU is proposing sharp tax increases on cigarettes and, for the first time, EU-wide minimum excise duties on vapes, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches. This follows a review that found current tobacco laws are no longer keeping pace with the rapidly evolving nicotine market.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}