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Board elects Portuguese member João Goulão as new EMCDDA Chairman

The EU drugs agency’s Management Board convened for a two-day meeting in Lisbon today, kicking off with elections for Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board. João Goulão, Portuguese national drug coordinator and...

Role of Community agencies in EU enlargement process reinforced

With the Lisbon Treaty entering into force on 1 December, the issue of EU institutional reform now moves to the sidelines, offering the chance for EU enlargement to move to centre stage...

‘Community agencies: partners in accession’

‘Community agencies: partners in accession’ will be the focus of a conference hosted by the Lisbon-based EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Sintra from 25–27 November, at the initiative of the European Commission...

Annual report 2009: highlights

There is little to suggest any improvement regarding cocaine and heroin use in Europe, the two substances that remain at the heart of Europe’s drugs problem, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)...

Message from Wolfgang Götz, Director of the EMCDDA, on the launch of the 2009 annual report

Below is the text of speech given by Mr. Wolf Götz on the occasion of the launch of the Annual report 2009: the state of the drugs problem in Europe. The past...

New drugs: difficulties of ‘hitting a moving target’

Europe is faced with an increasingly complex and volatile synthetic drug market, says the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). Suppliers are now ‘highly innovative’ in their production processes, product ranges and marketing and...

PowerPoint presentation: Headlines 2009 Annual report

The 2009 headlines and key facts are included in a PowerPoint presentation in 23 languages.

Upcoming launch of the Annual report 2009 from the EU drugs agency

The Annual report 2009: the state of the drugs problem in Europe — the flagship publication from the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) — will be launched in Brussels early November. Launch date...

Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and dignitaries pay study visit to EU drugs agency

Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia, Đurđa Adlešič, visited the EMCDDA today as the country prepares for membership of this EU agency. Ms Adlešič, who is also president of the Commission on Combating...

Responding to drug driving in Europe

Many of the accidents and deaths that occur on European roads are caused by drivers whose performance is impaired by a psychoactive substance. Alcohol alone is estimated to account for up to...

EU drugs agency, EMCDDA, moves to new premises

The EU drugs agency, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), moved this month to new premises in the Portuguese capital. From now on, it can be contacted at...

EMCDDA and Europol release joint report on methamphetamine

The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European Police Office (Europol) released today the first edition in a new series of joint publications covering key aspects of European drug markets. The launch...

EMCDDA Management Board renews mandate of Wolfgang Götz

During its meeting in Lisbon today, the EMCDDA Management Board decided unanimously to renew the mandate of Wolfgang Götz as Director of the EU drugs agency for a further term of five...

World drugs day: advances in brain research throw light on addiction, says EU drugs agency

How people become addicted to drugs and why they may find it difficult to stop are issues explored by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today in new material released ahead of International...

EMCDDA 15 years: conference highlights

Experts and policymakers gathering this week in Lisbon for an international conference, underlined the need for rapid and innovative responses to Europe’s changing drugs problem. Organised by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA)...

'ESPAD, a crucial window onto adolescent substance use', says EU drugs agency

Use of illicit drugs among 15–16-year-old school students, appears to have stabilised or slightly fallen, according to the latest European study of this group published today by ESPAD. The report, which follows...

EMCDDA and Europol step up cooperation on drugs and crime

The EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European Police Office (Europol), stepped up their cooperation on drugs and crime today by approving a series of collaborative activities for the period 2009–12. The...

Women’s voices — experiences and perceptions of women facing drug problems

A collection of narratives from women facing drug-related problems in Europe is released by the EMCDDA today ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March). It is estimated that around one in four...

New EMCDDA thematic paper on indicated prevention

The EMCDDA releases today its latest online thematic paper entitled: Preventing later substance use disorders in at-risk children and adolescents: a review of the theory and evidence base of indicated prevention. The...

EMCDDA to celebrate 15 years of drug monitoring with international conference

'Identifying Europe’s information needs for effective drug policy', will be the focus of an international conference to be hosted by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) in Lisbon from 6–8 May. Commemorating 15...