👀📚 Looking for something to read over the weekend? Have a look at the summer edition of our newsletter & find out about the latest in #tobaccocontrol in Europe. You can access it here 👉 bit.ly/4cDTrMF

The latest #Eurobarometer on attitudes towards #tobacco is out! “The Eurobarometer underlines the need to act. It shows that people support additional #tobaccocontrol measures", told us 🇧🇪 Minister Vandenbroucke. euronews' Océane Duboust has more 👇 bit.ly/4d4SGw8

Glad to hear that the new 🇬🇧 government will reintroduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in this parliamentary session! The UK is "in pole position to be the first country in the world to end #smoking". Congratulations to our Partner ASH: their incredible work paid off!

On the same day the new 🇬🇧 government committed to #ban the sale of #cigarettes to anyone born after January 2009, von der #Leyen has been reconfirmed 🇪🇺 Commission President with a plan lacking any references to #tobaccocontrol. Mari Eccles has more ⬇️ politi.co/3WuvZvU

SFP congratulates 🇮🇹 MEP Antonio Decaro for his election as Chair of the ENVI Committee Press Committee! We also congratulate 🇪🇸 MEP Herranz García, and 🇳🇱 MEP Anja Hazekamp for their election as Vice-Chairs. More on the composition of the ENVI Committee 👉 bit.ly/3WePcAm

Go read European Doctors's summer magazine! 🗞️☀️ ⏰ SFP's article urges the European Commission to immediately resume the legislative process for the adoption of the key #tobaccocontrol files contained in the Europe's Beating Cancer Plan #EBCP. For the #health of all Europeans.

🎉 T.G.I.F! This only means one thing: #GoodNewsFriday! 🇵🇱 wants to raise minimum #ecigarettesales age; 🇦🇱 introduced new #antismokingmeasures; Nice 🇫🇷 banned smoking on all of its beaches.

The new Parliament’s mandate hasn’t properly started yet but the tobacco industry is already #lobbying. 🇩🇪 Ferber & 🇫🇷 Mariani won the title of first two MEPs of the new mandate to have breached Art. 5.3 FCTC by meeting with PMI. For more 👇 politi.co/3yerBYC

Since the new European Parliament took office, two MEPs have already met with tobacco lobbyists - a clear breach of Art. 5.3 FCTC. TabakNee has more (in Dutch) ⬇️

We’re excited to announce our first set of speakers for the webinar “Clicking into a Tobacco-free Future: Youth-led Digital Solutions and Global Media Competition 2024 Awards!” 🎉 Join us on #InternationalYouthDay, August 12, for a crucial conversation on how young people are

🚨 The tobacco industry is targeting youth on social media with flashy products designed to hook a new generation of lifelong users. But here’s the twist: young people are also taking charge! 💪🌟 This #InternationalYouthDay, join us on August 12 for “Clicking into a

📣 Today is #InternationalYouthDay! Let's celebrate with GGTC's webinar "Clicking into a Tobacco-free Future: Youth-led Digital Solutions and Global Media Competition 2024 Awards"! 📍 Happening today at 14:00 here 👇 bit.ly/TobaccoFreeFut…

SFP is honoured to take part to Yeşilay's Youth Advocacy Forum! We will present on the environmental impact of #ecigarettes. 📅 Date: August 21, 2024 ⏰ Time: 14:00-17:00 (GMT+3) 💻 Venue: Zoom Apply here 👇

Join us tomorrow at 13:00 Brussels time at the Youth Advocacy Forum organised by the Turkish Green Crescent Society! We will discuss the environmental impact of electronic cigarettes. E-see you there! For more info visit: youthadvocacyforum.com

London 🇬🇧, Madrid 🇪🇸 & Berlin 🇩🇪 lead the fight against cardiovascular disease #CVD in Europe, says World Heart Federation! With 10,000 lives lost daily in Europe, prevention of risk factors like #tobacco use is key. Find out more here ➡️ bit.ly/4dVA8yw

🎉After a refreshing summer break, we're back with #GoodNewsFriday! 🇨🇭 will enforce stricter #tobacco rules, including advertising restrictions and a ban on sales to people under the age of 18; 🇬🇧 government plans to ban #smoking in outdoor public places.

Check out the latest IBS Fundacja Naukowa's research on the #health benefits of #tobacco excise duties in Poland 🇵🇱! The research found that the number of smokers & cigarette consumption will significantly decrease compared to the status quo scenario. bit.ly/3ZcqAeA

🚀 Join us to explore pro-health #taxes on alcohol, #tobacco, and unhealthy foods! Learn how to advocate for measures benefitting both #health & the #economy. 📅 4-6 June 2025, Sofia 🇧🇬 ⏳ Apply by 18 October 2024 🔗 More info here: bit.ly/3zcpdlB #SFPProHealthTax

Next week, SFP Director Lilia Olefir 🇺🇦 will be in Geneva 🇨🇭 at the #WorldCancerCongress Union for International #CancerControl speaking in a session on industry #monitoring, to hold Big Tobacco accountable and make it pay for its abuses. For more 👉 bit.ly/4dZ7ZHj

Join us at the #WorldCancerCongress Union for International #CancerControl in Geneva 🇨🇭 where SFP Director Lilia Olefir 🇺🇦 is chairing a session on the importance of tobacco #taxation. 📅 18 September 2024 - 3:10 PM 📍 Plenary F (level +3) Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4dZ7ZHj