REPORT on the implementation of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Rejected

   Recital Z

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   Removed: Z. whereas the Commission proposed a tobacco excise duty own resource in July 2025 that may support EU health policy objectives; Added: deleted

2. Amendment 2Rejected

   Paragraph 19

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   … the coming years; urges Member States to undertake concrete measures to reduce Removed: tobacco consumption through evidence-based strategies Added: smoking through evidence-based strategies, including by taking into account that different nicotine products may have differentiated risk profiles, with clear and realistic timelines, with particular attention to preventing youth uptake; …

3. Amendment 3Rejected

   Paragraph 23

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   … to health warnings and consumer information; underlines that such measures can include Removed: plain packaging requirements, Added: appropriate rules on packaging, restrictions on flavours that attract young consumers, mandatory reporting of ingredients, and …

4. Amendment 4Rejected

   Paragraph 24

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   … product appeal among young people and non-smokers; further emphasises the need for Removed: appropriate and clear rules to prevent tobacco and nicotine products and devices from being advertised and displayed at points of sale, leading to indirect marketing or increasing their appeal to minors and young people; Added: the introduction of measures to eliminate indirect marketing practices and reduce product appeal, particularly towards minors, with due respect for national competencies;

5. Amendment 5Rejected

   Paragraph 27

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   27. Calls Removed: for all new tobacco and nicotine-based products to undergo pre-market health impact assessments to demonstrate the impact of these products on the health of individuals and the population as a whole, Added: on the Commission to follow up on the scientific evaluation of the health risks related to e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, nicotine pouches and novel tobacco products, including the assessment of the risk of using these products compared to consuming other tobacco products, in accordance with EU law; stresses, too, that smoking cessation strategies and …

6. Amendment 6Rejected

   Paragraph 29

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   … and the Member States to ensure that EU public health policies and Removed: alcohol-related harm prevention strategies, Added: strategies for preventing harmful alcohol consumption, including but not limited to education and communication campaigns, are aligned with …

7. Amendment 7Rejected

   Paragraph 30

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   … Commission and the Member States to promote measures to reduce and prevent Removed: alcohol-related harm, Added: harmful alcohol consumption, and to present a revised EU alcohol strategy, including a European zero … geared especially towards minors with a view to providing clear information about Removed: alcohol-related harm, Added: harmful alcohol consumption, so as to promote informed choices and help people better understand Removed: the effects of harmful alcohol consumption, particularly at levels exceeding scientifically established health recommendations, Added: its effects on their health;

8. Amendment 8Rejected

   Paragraph 35

   Tabled by Pietro Fiocchi · ECR

   Removed: 35. Calls on the Commission to accelerate work on a mandatory and harmonised EU front-of-pack nutritional label, based on robust and independent scientific evidence as already announced in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, to address the overconsumption of red and processed meat, in line with public health recommendations, and to reduce the consumption of foods high in saturated fats and trans fats, sugars and salt, as well as of so-called ultra-processed foods, especially among young people; Added: deleted

9. Amendment 12Rejected

   Paragraph 20

   Tabled by Elena Nevado del Campo, Dolors Montserrat, Gabriel Mato +35 · députés

   20. Reaffirms the goal of creating a ‘Tobacco-Free Generation’ by 2040; Removed: urges Added: calls for the Commission to present, Removed: without further delay, Added: in due time, a proposal for the revision of the EU’s tobacco Removed: legislation, supported by a comprehensive impact assessment in line with the Better Regulation guidelines, with scientific, evidence-based and appropriate regulatory measures related to different characteristics of tobacco and nicotine products, to adequately address tobacco, novel tobacco products and nicotine products, such as electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco products, nicotine pouches and other novel nicotine delivery systems; stresses the need for clear, comprehensive and technology-neutral definitions suited to the capture of emerging products; Added: legislation taking into consideration the principles of Better Regulation and the requirement for rural proofing, and ensuring that such revision is firmly based on the best available independent scientific evidence, while taking into account the impact it might have on tobacco-growing regions, rural employment and agricultural supply chains;