69On May 25, 2026, NGO “Life”, the World Health Organization, National Interests Advocacy Network ANTS, and NGO “European Hub” held a panel discussion titled “Protecting…
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Smoking Rates Decline in Ukraine as Public Support for Anti-Tobacco Legislation Surges – Survey Results
Advocacy Center “Life”, in collaboration with the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, presented the results of a survey regarding the use of and attitudes toward…
How the Tobacco Industry Undermines the Protection of Public Health Through Front Groups
To advance its commercial interests, the tobacco industry uses a wide range of tactics, one of which is the so-called third party technique. This…
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…