EU Recommends Expanded Smoking Bans (Update)
The new recommendation asks member countries to look at expanding existing smoking bans to include outdoor areas as well as updating existing smoking laws to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes. This language is a recommendation and not a proposed law.
EU Import Numbers Show Growth of New World Cigars, Decline for Cuba
Total imports to the EU were up 29.97 percent compared to 2021. For the first time, Nicaragua exported more cigars and cigarillos to EU member countries than Cuba did.
European Commission Asks for Comments Regarding Upcoming Tobacco Rules
The comments will be used to revise the EU’s Framework for Tobacco Control, changes that are expected to happen next year.
Graded: The Ten Questions for 2016
As part of our year-end wrap-ups, my colleague Charlie Minato asks 10 questions that he thinks will affect either the cigar industry as a whole or…
Ten Questions for 2016
What a year it’s been. But enough reminiscing on that. It’s time for 2016 and before you move all of your 2014-purchased cigars into the…
Weekly News (April 7, 2014)
Cigar News The following companies announced new exclusive releases for the Tobacconists Association of America: Altadis USA — H. Upmann Bank Note AVO — AVO 2nd…