Guest article by Emil Juslin, European Policy Officer at IOGT-NTO, and Runa Neely, European Liasion Officer at IOGT-NTO The question of alcohol labelling has been a topic of discussion in the EU since the 1970s, yet there is still no legislation in place. Since the...
In December 2021, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) adopted its INI report on how to strengthen the EU’s role in fighting cancer. Ahead of the upcoming European Parliament plenary session, where the final report will be voted on, a...
EPHA response to the WHO Draft Global Alcohol Action Plan 2022-2030 Alcohol is not an ordinary commodity; it is a psychoactive substance with dependence-producing properties. The European Region is not spared by alcohol-related harms with alcohol consumption being one...
On the 29 June, the European People’s Party organised a meeting in the European Parliament to discuss new psychoactive substances. Chaired by MEP Boguslaw Sonik (Poland) and MEP Oana Elena Antonescu (Romania), the hearing aimed to discuss the scale of the...
