Table 1 List of stakeholders per country

Belgium

1. Civil servant

2. Member of parliament (opposition)

3. Cancer fund employee

4. Academic expert

5. Academic expert

6. Civil society organization employee

Finland

1. Civil servant

2. Member of parliament (opposition)

3. Cancer fund employee

4. Academic expert

5. Tobacco Control Alliance network employee

6. Enforcement agency employee

Germany

1. Civil servant

2. Member of parliament (coalition)

3. Assistant of member of parliament

4. Cancer fund employee

5. Academic expert

6. Civil society organization employee

7. Civil society organization employee

Ireland

1. Civil servant

2. Member of parliament (senate)

3. Cancer fund employee

4. Academic expert

5. Alliance network employee

Italy

1. Civil servant

2. Civil servant assistant

3. Cancer fund employee

4. Academic expert

5. Academic expert

6. Civil society organization employee

7. Civil society organization assistant

The Netherlands

1. Member of parliament (opposition)

2. Cancer fund employee

3. Academic expert

4. Tobacco Control Alliance network employee

5. Tobacco Control Alliance network employee