📣 #Filtered is offering 20 scholarships - covering travel, event fees, food & accommodation - to people aged under 35 for the conference 'Challenging Big Industry Narratives', which will take place on 27-28 June in Ljubljana 🇸🇮.

Apply here by 15 May 👉 bit.ly/4b12h6l

SFP Director Lilia Olefir 🇺🇦 has been awarded the 2024 Judy Wilkenfeld Award for International Tobacco Control Excellence!

Make sure to follow us & Tobacco-Free Kids Global as we celebrate Lilia and the other honourees.

Thanks again to CTFK for this prestigious award!

#TobaccoControl

T.G.I.F! This only means one thing: #GoodNewsFriday !

🇺🇳 Plastics Treaty Negotiations move forward with strong support for banning #CigaretteFilters

The 🇪🇸 Ministry of Health plans to hike up cigarette price & expand #smokefree spaces.

🇮🇪 will ban #singleusevapes in April 2025

The European Court of Auditors' report highlights the shortcomings of the 🇪🇺 #TransparencyRegister when it comes to #lobbying .

We support their recommendation to publish information on non-scheduled meetings with lobbyists.

Report ➡️ bit.ly/3UHFIOm
TI Lobbying Infographic ⬇️

At the #MaastrichtDebate , candidates discussed their priorities ahead of the #EUElections . Unfortunately, health was absent.

This is worrying as it seems no candidate has health at the top of their agenda at a time when progress is much needed, not least in #tobaccocontrol .

⚠️ WHO/Europe: ' #ecigarette use surpassed cigarette smoking among teenagers'.

While the industry pulls the wool over our eyes, promoting novel products as smoking cessation tools, we know they want to hook the youth to their toxic products.

Report ➡️ bit.ly/44kdjkK

At their informal meeting, 🇪🇺 Health Minister discussed NCDs #prevention & the importance of the Europe's Beating Cancer Plan #EBCP to reduce #tobacco consumption.

However, the European Commission quietly delayed key tobacco files, as we said here 👇 politi.co/3xT6Scd

What a toxic way to show love. After all, BAT's business model is based on hooking people to their toxic products.

Our Partner ASH attended the meeting and has more ⬇️

#BATAGM

📣 Conference Announcement!

Join us on 27-28 June in Ljubljana, Slovenia 🇸🇮 at the conference “Challenging Big Industry Narratives: Alcohol, Tobacco, Unhealthy Food and Drinks: Population Measures and Policies”.

We hope to see you there! Register here 👉 bit.ly/3W91Ty4

Tune in to hear ASH's Deborah Arnott commenting on last week's vote on the 🇬🇧 #TobaccoAndVapes Bill.

Interviewed by 🇫🇷 TF1, she claimed that the fight against tobacco is not only a health issue but also an economic one.

Want to know more? 👉 bit.ly/3WbWTJ0

On Tuesday, 🇬🇧 made history!

The Commons voted for the #TobaccoAndVapesBill , bringing the UK closer to a #SmokefreeGeneration : no one born after 1 January 2009 will ever be able to legally buy cigarettes.

This shows a smokefree generation is an attainable goal, also in the 🇪🇺.

Let's wrap up this week's good news with #GoodNewsFriday .

🇬🇧 lawmakers approved plans to ban smoking for those born after 2009

The 🇩🇪 Commissioner for Drugs spoke of a massive need for action against tobacco consumption

Turin 🇮🇹 bans smoking within 5-meter radius of others

Tobacco and Vapes Bill moves to Committee Stage with overwhelming support from MPs backed by tobacco retailers, the public, including smokers, and health leaders #BacktheBill to create a #SmokefreeGeneration

'You wouldn’t trust a thief to sell you a home alarm system. So why should we trust cigarette companies to help reduce tobacco use?'

🗞️ The Hill unveils the tobacco industry's false narrative of electronic devices as smoking cessation tools.

More 👉 bit.ly/4asLrwA

Today has been a momentous day on the journey towards a #SmokefreeUK with MPs voting in favour of raising the age of sale of tobacco 🚭

Thanks to all our supporters for helping us on our mission to help create the first #SmokefreeGeneration .

'The latest #EBCP Implementation #Roadmap suggests no revision of key #tobaccocontrol files will happen before the end of 2025, if ever. This delay only benefits the tobacco industry, while European public health pays the price”.

Mari Eccles has more 👉 politi.co/4ax20rv

And with this #GoodNewsFriday we wish you a happy weekend 🎊

🇪🇸 Spain’s new #antismoking plan includes higher tobacco #taxes & extended #smokefree environments;

🇸🇰 Slovakia is planning to increase tobacco taxes starting in 2025.

Tag us and share your good news of the week!

'The Tobacco Industry is spending more money than ever on lobbying EU officials', our infographic found.

The European Commission's delay in revising the Tobacco Tax Directive #TTD seems to be related to this increase in expenditures.

Mari Eccles has more ➡️ politi.co/3VTT37g