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Record Budget Revenues: How Effective Tobacco Taxation Strengthens the Budget and Saves Lives
On 5 February 2026, in the press hall of the Ukrinform news agency, Advocacy Center “Life” held a press conference dedicated to the outcomes of…
How the Tobacco Industry Interferes in Health Policy-Making in Ukraine: The Tactic of Regulatory Spam
Any legislative initiative aimed at protecting public health from tobacco and nicotine inevitably encounters resistance from the tobacco industry, whose goal is to sell tobacco…
The Threat of Introducing Incentives for Tobacco Cultivation in Ukraine
Over the past decades, Ukraine has managed to almost completely abandon tobacco cultivation, replacing it with economically valuable and safer crops. This has helped reduce…
One Click to Addiction: Legalizing Remote Sales of Tobacco Products
Despite Ukraine’s declared commitment to strengthening tobacco and nicotine control measures and fulfilling its international obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO…
Thirteen Years of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products: Why Ukraine Has Still Not Ratified It
Thirteen years have passed since the adoption of the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, yet Ukraine remains outside this key international…
A 25% Excise Tax Preference for Heated Tobacco Products: A Textbook Case of Tobacco Industry Interference
In December 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted, and in March 2025 the President signed (with a delay of more than three months), Law…
Civil Society Presents the Tobacco Tactics Resource – Strategies and Tactics of Tobacco Companies Against Health
On 16 December 2025, at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center, Advocacy Center “Life” held a press conference titled “Tobacco Tactics in Ukraine: How the Tobacco…
Results Of The WHO Survey On Smoking In Ukraine: Anti-Smoking Legislation Works
The World Health Organization (WHO) has presented the results of a survey of Ukrainian adults on the use of tobacco and nicotine products. NGO “Life”…
The European Commission Proposes to Raise Excise Tax Rates on Cigarettes to €215. What this means for Ukraine
The European Commission has published draft amendments to Directive 2011/64/EU on the taxation of tobacco products. The document provides for the revision and harmonisation of…