EU states seek tighter limits on cross-border tobacco and alcohol shopping
December 18, 2025 by euractiv.com
EU states seek tighter limits on cross-border tobacco and alcohol shopping
Several EU countries are considering changes to single-market rules to limit how much tobacco individuals can bring across borders. Denmark, holding the EU Council presidency, proposed this during early December talks on revising the Tobacco Taxation Directive. The proposal aims to balance disagreements between countries pushing for higher tobacco taxes and those opposing them by combining softer tax increases with stricter limits on intra-EU tobacco imports.
