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Save the date! FILTERED Capacity Building On Pro Health Taxes

The Smoke Free Partnership (SFP) will be organising a 2.5-day capacity building event on pro-health taxes. This event aims to equip civil society representatives, decision-makers, journalists, and other relevant stakeholders with the knowledge and tools necessary to advocate for pro-health taxes (on alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food and drinks), which are among the most cost-effective policy measures for addressing NCDs at the population level.

This capacity building initiative is part of the FILTERED project and is organized by the Smoke Free Partnership (SFP) in close collaboration with the Filtered Consortium Partners: European Heart Network, European Alcohol Policy Alliance, Youth Health Organisation, Ukrainian Coalition for Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Center Life. 

Date: 4–6 June 2025

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Event location to be confirmed

Themes

  • The link between taxes and health, focusing on NCD risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food and drinks
  • The fiscal aspects and administration of pro-health taxation
  • The health economics of pro-health taxes
  • Strategies to combat illicit trade, particularly in tobacco and alcohol
  • Current EU and national policies on taxing tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy food and drinks
  • Effective advocacy strategies for promoting pro-health taxes at both EU and national levels

Working language: English

Registration deadline: 18 October

Apply by 18 October

Speakers

  • Dr Hana Ross (Professor, University of Cape Town; Senior Research Associate, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)
  • Dr Angel Lopez (Professor, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena)
  • Mr Luk Joossens (Senior Expert on Illicit Tobacco Trade)
  • Dr Robert Branson (Associate Professor, University of Bath)
  • Dr Peter Rice (President, Eurocare; Chair, Institute of Alcohol Studies)

Eligibility

Due to limited capacity, only a select number of participants will be accepted based on the application. A limited number of travel and accommodation grants are available for participants from EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine.

Questions?

Detailed information about the event is available on the SFP website. For any questions, please contact Linda De Keyser, Project Officer at SFP, via email at linda.dekeyser@smokefreepartnership.eu