Denmark: At an EU council meeting, minister of health Sophie Løhde
urged the EU Commission to change the EU legislation to protect children and young people against tobacco and nicotine. “Across Europe, we are seeing an increase in the use of new nicotine and tobacco products among children and young people. This is a very worrying development, as nicotine products are highly addictive and harmful to health. With the support of a large number of EU countries, I have therefore today urged the European Commission to do more in Europe to limit the marketing of tobacco and nicotine products, especially in relation to children and young people,” she said. France, Germany, and the Nordic member states supported the Danish position.