Applications Open! FILTERED Capacity Building on Pro-health Taxes (4-6 June 2025, Bulgaria)
Eurocare is pleased to invite you to a 2.5-day capacity building on pro-health taxes which will take place on 4-6 June 2025, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Aim of the event
This event aims to equip participants – civil society representatives, decision-makers, journalists and other relevant stakeholders – with the knowledge and tools necessary to advocate for pro-health taxes (on alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food and drinks), which are among the most cost-effective policy measures for addressing NCDs at the population level.
This capacity building initiative is part of the FILTERED project and is organized by the Smoke Free Partnership (SFP) in close collaboration with the Filtered Consortium Partners: European Alcohol Policy Alliance, European Heart Network, Youth Health Organisation, Ukrainian Coalition for Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Center Life.
Eligibility
Due to limited capacity, only a select number of participants will be accepted, based on the information provided in the application form. A limited number of travel and accommodation grants are also available for participants from EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine.
Speakers
The training will be conducted in collaboration with distinguished experts, including:
- Dr Peter Rice (President, Eurocare; Chair, Institute of Alcohol Studies)
- Dr Hana Ross (Professor, University of Cape Town; Senior Research Associate, Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)
- Dr Angel Lopez (Professor, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena)
- Mr Luk Joossens (Senior Expert on Illicit Tobacco Trade)
- Dr Robert Branson (Associate Professor, University of Bath)
Questions?
Detailed information about the event is available on the SFP website. For any questions, please contact Linda De Keyser, Project Officer at SFP, via email at
We invite you to seize the opportunity to improve your skills to advocate for one of the most cost-effective policy measures for addressing NCDs at the population level: pro-health taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food and drinks.