Who calls the shots in tobacco control policy? Policy monopolies of pro and anti-tobacco interest groups across six European countries

Table 3 Overview of findings and smoking prevalence per investigated country

Country	Policy monopoly	Display ban imple-mented	Frame	Health advocacy institutions	Retailers	Tobacco industry economic presence	Public health policy frameworks	Inter-pretation FCTC 5.3	Health ministry role	Smoking pre-valence^a
Finland	Health	Yes	Health	Developed	Opposition	Largely gone	Endgame strategy	Strict	Central	20%
Ireland	Health	Yes	Health	Developed	Opposition	Largely gone	Endgame strategy	Strict	Central	19%
The Netherlands	Unclear	No	Individual choice/ paternalistic government	Developed	Opposition	Largely gone	No	Strict	–	19%
Belgium	Unclear	No	Individual choice/ paternalistic government	Developed	Opposition	Largely gone	No	Transparency	–	19%
Germany	Tobacco industry and business	No	Private problem/ no discussion	Weak	–	Manufacture and production	No	Transparency	Subordinate	25%
Italy	Tobacco industry and business	No	Private problem/ no discussion	Absent	–	Manufacture and production	No	Transparency	Subordinate	24%

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