{
  "id": 19642088,
  "title": "European cities call for EU-wide ban on cigarette filters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/europaische-stadte-fordern-ein-eu-weites-verbot-von-zigarettenfiltern",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T09:49:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/europaeische-staedte-fordern-ein-eu-weites-verbot-von-zigarettenfiltern/"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Several major European cities, including Brussels, Munich, Dublin, and Genoa, are calling on the EU to ban cigarette filters, citing their lack of health benefits and significant contribution to urban litter. The cities, which are part of the \"No Filter\" campaign, argue that current EU regulations have failed to reduce cigarette butt pollution and that a complete ban is needed. The campaign is backed by the Dutch government and environmental groups, and comes as the EU is revising two key laws that could lead to a ban on cigarette filters or the plastic they contain. The World Health Organization also supports a ban, stating that filters have no health benefits and contribute to environmental pollution.",
  "summary": "It's time to say goodbye to the \"cosmetic\" plastic litter that clutters our streets, city administrations from Dublin to Munich agree.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}