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British American Tobacco

BAT

British American Tobacco is a leading consumer goods company focused on smokeless nicotine alternatives.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Dec 2025 · Tematiche Sanitarie

Meeting with Andreas Glück (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Dec 2025 · Tabakfreie Nikotinprodukte

Meeting with Andi Cristea (Member of the European Parliament) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union and

25 Nov 2025 · Recent developments in EU-US trade policy

Meeting with Pina Picierno (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Oct 2025 · Future developments of EU policies

Meeting with Francesco Torselli (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2025 · Incontro di aggiornamento sulle problematiche del settore tabacco

Meeting with Stephen Nikola Bartulica (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2025 · Tobacco industry

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2025 · EU Directives on Tobacco (TTD, TPD)

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Sept 2025 · Snus

Meeting with Markus Ferber (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2025 · Tobacco Excise Directive

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2025 · Problematice sanitarie

Meeting with Gilles Pennelle (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jun 2025 · Agriculture

Meeting with Nicola Zingaretti (Member of the European Parliament)

21 May 2025 · tobacco industry

British American Tobacco seeks exemption for fiscal tax stamps

12 May 2025
Topic — Amending the list of products subject to the EU Deforestation Regulation.
Message — The firm requests the Commission explicitly exclude banderols from the regulation's scope. They argue these items are official tax instruments, not ordinary paper products.12
Why — Excluding these stamps would reduce administrative costs and prevent interference with tax systems.3
Impact — Environmental organizations lose oversight as certain forest-risk products would be exempt from regulation.4
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Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Apr 2025 · EU regulation on tobacco products

Meeting with Elena Nevado Del Campo (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Apr 2025 · New products and health implucations

Meeting with Nacho Sánchez Amor (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Mar 2025 · Call with British American Tobacco

Meeting with Antonella Sberna (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2025 · Innovazione prodotti, filiera del tabacco, riconversione industriale riforma PAC e revisione delle direttive europee del settore.

Meeting with Lukas Mandl (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Feb 2025 · EU Wettbewerbsfähigkeit

Meeting with Mariateresa Vivaldini (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Dec 2024 · Meeting Conoscitivo

Meeting with Massimiliano Salini (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Regulation on Deforestation

Meeting with Pasquale Tridico (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Dec 2024 · Meeting with AD Fabio DE PETRIS British American Tobacco -

Meeting with Oliver Schenk (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · smoke free environments

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Oct 2024 · Harm Reduction

Meeting with Raffaele Topo (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Oct 2024 · Regional policies

Meeting with Denis Nesci (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · Consumers positions

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament) and Eni S.p.A. and

25 Sept 2024 · ENVI COMMITTEE

Meeting with Chiara Gemma (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · Stakeholder meeting

Meeting with Pina Picierno (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · General EU policies' future development

Meeting with Emil Radev (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · presentation of the activities of British American Tobacco

Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Sept 2024 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Isabella Tovaglieri (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · European policies on tobacco

Meeting with Gabriel Mato (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Feb 2024 · Meeting

Meeting with Johan Nissinen (Member of the European Parliament) and Nordic Nicotine Pouches Alliance

13 Dec 2023 · non-communicable diseases

Meeting with Eugen Jurzyca (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Nov 2023 · Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority

Meeting with Michiel Hoogeveen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

28 Nov 2023 · Union Customs Code

Meeting with Dolors Montserrat (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Nov 2023 · Health promotion

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels and

22 Nov 2023 · Directive on Medicinal products for human use

Meeting with Marco Campomenosi (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Oct 2023 · STAFF LEVEL - Meeting with BAT on Custom reform

Meeting with Marco Campomenosi (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Oct 2023 · Meeting with BAT

Meeting with Marco Campomenosi (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jul 2023 · Meeting with BAT

British American Tobacco slams 'unlawful' EU reporting rules

7 Jul 2023
Topic — This consultation seeks feedback on new sustainability reporting standards for large companies.
Message — BAT remains concerned about the Commission’s approach to including specific sectors. They argue tobacco control is a 'public health matter' rather than 'social'. They recommend 'adopting a step-by-step approach' to avoid 'stigmatising' legal actors.123
Why — This prevents the public stigmatization of their industry and lowers their regulatory compliance costs.45
Impact — ESG investors lose critical data for assessing the social risks of tobacco investments.6
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Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament) and American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union and

14 Jun 2023 · Transatlantic trade and EU free trade agreements

Meeting with Johan Nissinen (Member of the European Parliament) and Nordic Nicotine Pouches Alliance

25 May 2023 · non-communicable diseases

Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Mar 2023 · revision of tobacco legislation

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament) and FEDERITALY

1 Mar 2023 · Various

Meeting with Irene Tinagli (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

28 Feb 2023 · Meeting on Taxation Issues

Meeting with Maria Angela Danzì (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Feb 2023 · Revision Tobacco Directive

Meeting with Günther Sidl (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Dec 2022 · General Exchange of Views

Meeting with Johan Nissinen (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Nov 2022 · TED

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Oct 2022 · Harm Reduction Policies

Tobacco Giant BAT Urges EU to Scrap Customs Duty Exemption

19 Sept 2022
Topic — This consultation seeks to reform EU customs rules for better risk management and e-commerce oversight.
Message — BAT requests the immediate removal of the customs duty threshold to combat illicit e-commerce distribution. They also propose mandatory reporting for tobacco manufacturing materials to stop illegal production.123
Why — BAT would protect its revenues by reducing the market presence of illegal tobacco products.4
Impact — Illicit traders and criminal networks lose the ability to use small shipments to avoid detection.5
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Meeting with Stefan Berger (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Aug 2022 · Tabaksteuer

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Aug 2022 · Introductory meeting

British American Tobacco opposes EU smoke-free expansion to e-cigarettes

20 Jul 2022
Topic — Update of 2009 EU smoke-free recommendation to include e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
Message — BAT requests the Commission exclude e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products from smoke-free rules. They argue technological innovation provides solutions to smoking-related disease burden, and that extending restrictions to these products is unjustified by science.123
Why — This would maintain consumer access to their alternative products and avoid policies that equate them with cigarettes.45
Impact — Smokers attempting to quit lose access to harm reduction tools in public spaces.67
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Meeting with Marco Campomenosi (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jun 2022 · Meeting on the Manufacturing Industry of Cigarettes

Meeting with Irene Tinagli (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

15 Jun 2022 · Courtesy meeting

Meeting with Alessandra Basso (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Jun 2022 · Product Safety

Meeting with Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union) and Philip Morris International Inc. and

18 May 2022 · Videoconference - Stakeholder event to gather views on the upcoming revision of the tobacco taxation directive

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2021 · Tobacco and Harm Reduction

Meeting with Daniela Rondinelli (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Oct 2021 · The tobacco supply chain

British American Tobacco urges harmonisation of tax rules for heated tobacco products

5 Jan 2021
Topic — Revision of EU excise duty rules for manufactured tobacco products and novel alternatives.
Message — The company requests EU-level harmonisation of definitions and tax regimes for heated tobacco products and nicotine-containing alternatives. They argue that different economic conditions across Member States do not allow for convergence in minimum excise rates for combustible tobacco. They propose that any increase in EU minimum rates should be moderate and consider inflation and national fiscal policies.123
Why — This would preserve their market position in heated tobacco products while avoiding significant tax increases.45
Impact — Public health advocates lose the opportunity for stronger tax measures to reduce tobacco consumption.6
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Meeting with Kyriacos Charalambous (Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn)

1 Oct 2018 · Meeting to discuss economic climate and business environment in Kosovo

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

30 Mar 2017 · Revision of the European tobacco excise directive

Meeting with Bernardus Smulders (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and DIGITALEUROPE and

14 Jan 2016 · AECA Round-Table on “Dealing with Regulatory Burden