Tobacco

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Declaration by the Ministers of Health of Western Balkan countries on protection from tobacco smoke
30 June 2026

Declaration by the Ministers of Health of Western Balkan countries on protection...

High-level meeting on governance and tobacco control in the Western Balkans: endorsed on 22 March 2024, signed between November 2025 and March 2026
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Tobacco control playbook supplement: tobacco industry harms the environment while misrepresenting its sustainability
28 May 2026

Tobacco control playbook supplement: tobacco industry harms the environment while misrepresenting its...

The WHO Regional Office for Europe developed and published the Tobacco Control Playbook in 2019. This playbook serves as a resource for those engaged in...

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Two decades of the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the European Union: progress, challenges and the road ahead
31 October 2025

Two decades of the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the European...

This report marks twenty years since the European Union (EU) signed the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and reflects on the EU’s...

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Documents

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25 February 2026

Prevalence of tobacco and e-cigarette use by young people in the WHO European Region in 2024

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25 February 2026

Protecting people from tobacco smoke in the WHO European Region in 2024

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25 February 2026

Monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies in the WHO European Region in 2024

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25 February 2026

Raising taxes on tobacco in the WHO European Region in 2024

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Our work

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Banning tobacco advertising, sponsorship and promotion

Implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

News

27 May 2026
News release

World No Tobacco Day 2026: the next nicotine revolution is already here
8 May 2026
News release

Belgium and WHO launch new collaboration as country continues to strengthen action on youth nicotine addiction
9 March 2026
News release

Republic of Moldova pilots WHO tobacco- and nicotine-free schools initiative
26 February 2026
Media release

Tobacco crisis: WHO European Region projected to remain worst globally by 2030

Multimedia

5 August 2025

If they had checked my lungs sooner!
25 September 2023

Launch of the Nicotine- and tobacco-free schools toolkit. Part 2
25 September 2023

Launch of Nicotine- and tobacco-free schools toolkit. Part 1
30 May 2022

The uphill battle: the story of Georgia’s fight for a tobacco-free future

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