At the end of the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), held in Geneva from 17 to 22 November 2025, European public health organizations welcome significant progress on several agenda items, including forward-looking measures, strengthening the environmental framework and strengthening the industry's legal accountability mechanisms. This progress has been achieved in a context of persistent interference by the tobacco industry and coordinated attempts to weaken key decisions.

Smokefree Partnership, alongside its member organisations in Geneva – including the National Committee Against Smoking (CNCT) and Contre-feu – considers that the outcomes of COP11 provide a much-needed basis for strengthening action at European and national levels, while highlighting the need for increased vigilance in the face of industry influence.

You can read the full press release here.