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
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