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Western Balkans: IPA7 project advisory committee takes stock of progress and looks ahead to 2022

07.12.2021
The advisory committee of the EMCDDA’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA7) project held its second meeting today to discuss the state of play of the project (1). Funded by the EU, IPA7...
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EMCDDA launches 2021 European Web Survey on Drugs to assess patterns of drug use in over 30 countries

18.03.2021
Do you use drugs? How many? How often? These are among the questions posed in the latest European Web Survey on Drugs, launched today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). Targeted at...
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Bursaries for Western Balkan students for the 2021 European Drugs Winter School

25.01.2021
Professionals, academics and experts from the Western Balkan region will have an opportunity to participate in the first European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) this year, thanks to six bursaries being offered through...
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Euro-DEN Plus network prepares to expand beyond the EU

11.01.2021
Data from hospital emergency departments show that every year in Europe thousands of individuals experience drug-related toxicity and other harms, resulting in emergency presentations to hospital (1). Supported by the EMCDDA, the...
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EMCDDA signs new agreement with Serbia

15.12.2020
The EMCDDA and Serbia signed a new Working Arrangement this month, which will pave the way for greater cooperation on monitoring the drug phenomenon in Europe and beyond its borders. Due to...
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Fifty countries gather for 2020 virtual Reitox week

23.11.2020
Representatives of candidate, potential candidate and neighbouring countries of the EU are joining members of the EMCDDA’s Reitox network this week (23–27 November) for the agency’s ninth Reitox week. The purpose of...
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EMCDDA and Kosovo seal new agreement in Pristina

28.09.2020
The EMCDDA and Kosovo* are signing a new Working Arrangement today which will pave the way for greater cooperation on monitoring the drug phenomenon in Europe and beyond its borders. Dignitaries attending...
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EMCDDA welcomes external partners to virtual event on lessons learned from the impact of COVID-19 on the drug situation in Europe

30.06.2020
The EMCDDA will be joined by a range of its external partners today in a virtual event following on from International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking (26 June). The meeting...
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Bursaries for Western Balkan students for the 2020 European Drugs Summer School

06.02.2020
Professionals, academics and experts from the Western Balkan region will have an opportunity to participate in the European Drugs Summer School (EDSS) this year, thanks to three bursaries being offered through the...
Alexis Goosdeel, EMCDDA Director
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Director's speech: EU-Western Balkans Cooperation on Drugs: Challenges and Perspectives

18.11.2019
Occasion: Presentation at the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs, 18–19 November 2019, Skopje, North Macedonia 1. Recent trends and developments The drugs situation has become more serious in...
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EMCDDA Director pays official visit to Montenegro

18.07.2019
EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is paying his first official visit to Montenegro this week where he will meet high-level dignitaries working in the drugs field. Over two days (17–18 July), an EMCDDA...
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EMCDDA and the Republic of Albania strengthen their cooperation

03.10.2018
EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is participating this week in the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs, taking place from 4–5 October in Tirana. Organised under the auspices of the...
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