In 2024, Romanian law enforcement intercepted 40 million counterfeit cigarettes, leading to widespread reporting. 'Antena 3 CNN' used EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023 to discuss Romania's tobacco pricing and tax policies.

In 2024, Romanian authorities intercepted over 40 million counterfeit cigarettes, leading to widespread media coverage. A recent article in 'Ziare' cited EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023, shedding light on Romania's stringent tobacco regulations and their impact on illegal trade. The Index revealed that Romania is among the top European countries with the strictest tobacco control measures.

Over 40 million illegal cigarettes were seized by Romanian police in the first half of 2024, and the media in Romania covered these recent operations extensively. In a recent piece, "DC News" referred to EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023 to highlight Romania's tobacco pricing rules and provide further context for why these difficulties exist in Romania. The study on the Nanny State Index 2023 indicated that Romania has the highest tax rates on tobacco products.

"HotNews.ro" highlighted Romania's tobacco pricing regulations in a recent post regarding the measures the government has taking to combat tobacco smuggling by referencing EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023. According to study on the Nanny State Index 2023, Romania ranked lowest for tobacco product taxes.

In a recent article about the steps the Romanian government has taken to stop tobacco smuggling, "ZIUA CARGO" used EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023 to emphasize the tobacco product taxation in Romania. Romania was placed lowest in the Nanny State Index 2023 research with regard to taxation on tobacco products.

The Romanian Bursa highlighted EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023 to illustrate Romania's tobacco product taxes in a recent piece regarding the actions taken by the country's authorities to combat tobacco smuggling. In terms of taxes on tobacco products, Romania was ranked lowest in the Nanny State Index 2023 study.

In their recent article about Romanian authorities' operation towards tobacco smuggling, Romanian newspaper Smark featured EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023 to show Romania's taxation of tobacco products. Romania was ranked the worst according to the Nanny State Index 2023 report in terms of taxation towards tobacco products.

In a recent article, Romanian newspaper Szabadsag higlighted EPICENTER's Nanny State Index 2023 to put emphasis on Romania's taxation of tobacco products. Romania was ranked the worst according to the Nanny State Index 2023 report in terms of taxation towards tobacco products.

In a recent article in 'Canarias Noticias', the author examines the significant increase in EU regulations since the Maastricht Treaty, occurring alongside slow economic performance in several long-standing member countries. To secure future economic success and quality of life, the EU should focus on strengthening the Single Market, easing regulatory pressures, and opening up trade and labour markets. This aligns with our latest study highlighting the dramatic 729% rise in EU regulatory activity.