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Summary of Greece's MPOWER Compliance in WHO Global Tobacco Epidemic Report (2021)

Monitoring

• Greece has nationally representative surveys for adults and adolescents on tobacco use, with recent data up to 2020. Tobacco use prevalence includes adults (combined male/female: 30.7%) and adolescents (both sexes: 11%).

Smoke-Free Environments

• Comprehensive smoke-free laws with no exemptions, applying to all public places, including offices, restaurants, and all other public areas.

Cessation Programmes

• A quit line is available (not toll-free), but cessation support coverage for NRT and services is partial, with some cost coverage in healthcare facilities and the Office of a health professional.

Health Warnings

• Mandatory health warnings covering 65-65% of principal display areas, including rotating warnings, graphics, prohibitions on misleading terms (e.g., "light" descriptors), and cost not reducing industry liability. Compliance level is 80.8%.

Mass Media

• No anti-tobacco mass media campaigns conducted between July 2018 and June 2020.

Advertising Bans

• Bans on direct advertising (e.g., TV/radio, print) with partial enforcement; comprehensive bans on indirect promotion and sponsorship, including limits on product placement. Compliance score indicated some enforcement.

Taxation

• High tobacco taxes (80.84% of retail price for cigarettes), making cigarettes less affordable; trend analysis shows affordability decreasing since 2010.

Additional Context

• Greece signed and ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and has a national tobacco control program with an agency.
• Overall MPOWER compliance for MPOWER measures may vary, with specific scores indicated for affordability, advertising, and other areas based on WHO criteria.