SFP Infographic 2023: Declared Tobacco Industry Presence in the EU Policy-Making Environment
Wednesday, 03 April 2024
The 2023 edition of the Infographic on the Declared Tobacco Industry Presence in the EU Policy-Making Environment is out!
Tobacco industry interference remains the largest obstacle to the implementation of effective tobacco control policies worldwide. When tobacco industry interference results in delays or policies being blocked, this translates into real lives being put at higher risk of disease and death.
SFP has been monitoring the EU Transparency Register to identify and measure the representation of tobacco industry interests. The objective is to shed light on the human and economic resources of the tobacco industry and its allies, who are lobbying the EU institutions.
The infographic focuses on 4 key aspects of tobacco industry spending, namely:
- direct spending
- spending on consultancy
- staff
- accreditations to EU Parliament
It is important to note that this is a conservative estimate of lobbying resources. As it is based on the voluntary EU transparency Register, it does not present an exhaustive picture of the lobbying activities of the tobacco industry.
- Download 2023 TI Lobbying Infographic 1 (647 downloads)