2018 Annual Report

Discover SFP's work throughout 2018 in our latest Annual Report.

Tobacco Tax for a Healthier Europe

• Health impact of taxation recognised in the European Commission assessment of the existing Tobacco Tax Directive
• Multi-stakeholder events helped strengthen dialogue between experts, government officials and advocates
• Position paper and Mythbuster arguments support national civil society organisations in advocacy for excise duty increases

EU Research for Tobacco Control

• SFP proposals on cancer and NCD prevention included in European Parliament legislative report
• Part of civil society advocacy for prevention policy research, recognised in Horizon 2020 and its Cancer Mission

Exposing tobacco industry interference

• Annual infographic on tobacco industry lobby spending is a go-to resource for policy-makers and NGOs
• Exposure of tobacco industry involvement in events and false claims across policy files

Fight against Illicit Trade

• SFP and Coalition members advocacy supported the entry into force of the Illicit Trade Protocol and the adoption of the EU tracking and tracing system.

National policies

• SFP Coalition partners were successful in advocating for plain packaging in Belgium, the Netherlands and Turkey as part of broader tobacco control plans
• Successful defense of smoke-free environments by Coalition partners in the Ukraine and Czechia
• Building capacity to monitor tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship by Coalition partners