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    New Tobacco Control legislation in Georgia came into force on 30 May

    On 17 May 2017 The Parliament of Georgia adopted in the third hearing a new national tobacco control law, signed by the President of Georgia on May 30, 2017. The new legislation introduces a comprehensive smoking ban in enclosed public spaces, workplaces and public transport, an extensive ban on the display of tobacco products at point of sale and standardised packaging. Provisions include: Comprehensive ban on direct and indirect advertising, sponsorship and promotion of tobacco products, their accessories and devices for consumption (including e-cigarettes). The provision will enter into force on 1 September 2018. Movies and other creative production materials […]

    Athens Declaration

    Athens Declaration [Draft proposal] Introduction Tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Europe. It costs the European countries hundreds of billions of euros a year, contributes to poverty and leads to significant regional, social and economic inequalities in health. However, the remarkable progress made in tobacco control over the past decades in Europe gives hope that accelerated joint action of governments, the medical and public health community, and civil society will allow future generations of Europeans to live in a tobacco-free world. More and more countries around the world declare their intention to have […]

    ENSP Monograph: The Network – 20 years of Tobacco Control History in Europe

    The European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention was born 20 years ago in 1997 with organisations, but above all, people who recognised their responsibilities in relation to the health of citizens in Europe. In the first 20 years leading up to 2017, the network alternated florid and challenging times, but ENSP resisted well in the hardest periods thanks to the dedication and perseverance of those who believed and supported the idea to stay united through thick and thin, together stronger, collectively more impactful. To celebrate the colleagues and friends, who never deserted the network and contributed to ENSP’s successful […]

    World No Tobacco Day 2017: Europe United Race Against Tobacco

    On 31 May 2017 ENSP and ERS held a successful celebration of World No Tobacco Day in the Press Club Europe, Brussels. This high-level meeting on tobacco control set a strong focus on the WHO World No Tobacco Day Theme 2017: Tobacco – A threat to development. The event launches the Europe United Race Against Tobacco. The event gathered responsible partners in tobacco control from all European countries with the aim of discussing how European countries join forces to reach the 2030 sustainable development goals in the context of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. We foresee this event […]

    New smoke free legislation in Georgia under heavy influence by tobacco industry

    The Parliament of Georgia is currently discussing a new smokefree law, which includes smokefree policies in public places and work places, ban on Tobacco Advertising Promotion and Sponsorship, and the implementation of the TPD as an associated EU member. With heavy influence and interference from the tobacco industry however, the draft law is facing numerous challenges prior to its second hearing in Parliament on 3 May. In June 2016 the Government of Georgia presented its official conclusions on a proposed legislative package to strengthen tobacco control in Georgia. The majority of the proposals were considered adopted in the first hearing. In April […]

    Tobacco Control Advocacy for Health Care Professionals – 26 May 2017, Athens

    The workshop “Tobacco Control Advocacy for Health Care Professionals” will be organised as a 90-minute interactive and hands-on training, which, apart from the presentations, actively engages the participants by providing them practical group task and following up with advice and evaluation. Co-chairs: Cornel Radu-Loghin (ENSP); Katie Kemper (Global Bridges) Topics and presenters: Just what the doctor ordered: principles of HCP advocacy. Joshua Abrams, Director, Eurasia Programs, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Making an impact on policy: personal perspective. Dr. Francisco Rodriguez Lozano, ENSP President. Skills development session. Olga Knorre, Advocacy and Media Coordinator, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Session Objective and Overview: […]

    Towards an EU-wide traceability of tobacco products

    Source: European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) event Subject: Towards an EU-wide traceability of tobacco products: ensuring an independent and efficient system to fight illicit trade and protect public health Date: March 2 2017 Documents available for download: Agenda Speakers’ presentations List of participants Article of  EURACTIV On March 2, the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention (ENSP) organised an event on “Towards an EU-wide traceability of tobacco products: ensuring an independent and efficient system to fight illicit trade and protect public health”. During the different presentations, panellists highlighted the cost of tobacco to European societies in terms of public […]

    Global tobacco investments – the fight for tobacco-free pension funds

    “Most of the global finance sector is investing in tobacco. It is necessary to create partnerships across sectors.” On 2 March 2017, Dr Bronwyn King and Dr Rachel Melsom of Tobacco Free Portfolios presented the implications and dangers of the global investment in tobacco and possible ways to fight against it. The event took place at the Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen. As the world’s number one cause of preventable death, accountable for 6 million deaths per year globally,[1] there is an intrinsic need for discussing the responsibility of supporting the tobacco industry and a momentum for acting to restrict investments […]

    International Tobacco Industry pushes for own Tracking and Tracing Technology

    Following the event “Global Illicit Trade Summit“, which took place in Brussels today 21 February, ENSP would like to share with you an article expressing our position on the topic of illicit trade and the involvement of industry in the fight against it. Debates throughout the event centred on the importance of involving industries in the fight against illicit trade. JTI was one of the four sponsors of the event and JTI Vice-president for Anti-Illicit Trade, Brendan LeMoult, expectedly underlined the necessity of working with the industry to tackle illicit trade while publicising the large investment done by the company […]

    Special report on situation in the field of tobacco control

    According to the 2015 report of the Public Defender (Ombudsman) of Georgie, the process of improving the tobacco control legislation has been procrastinated. National legislation falls short of international standards and there is a high level of inconsistency between effective legislation and existing practice. To gain an overview of these issues, the Office of Public Defender of Georgia has prepared a special report, which discusses international standards in tobacco control and shortcomings of the national legislation, the degree of effectiveness of implementing tobacco control legislation by state entities, hazards posed by tobacco advertisement and consumption to youth, attitudes of Georgia’s […]

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