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Today, the nine European Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies came together to wrap up the activities of the network in 2021 and present its key achievements. The event also gathered high-level...

Professionals, academics and experts from the Western Balkan region and European Neighbourhood Policy countries will have an opportunity to participate in the 2022 European Drugs Winter School ( EDWS ), thanks to...

The Council of Europe’s International Cooperation Group on Drugs and Addictions ( Pompidou Group ) marks its 50 th anniversary in Paris today at an event looking back over its history and...

Leading international experts in the field of addiction science will gather in Lisbon from 23–25 November 2022 for the next European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (‘ Lisbon Addictions 2022 ’)...

The EMCDDA would like to congratulate Head of the Polish national focal point , Artur Malczewski, on receiving the Leading European Prevention Science Practitioner Honour 2021 from the European Society for Prevention...

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are pleased to open registration today for two upcoming joint events in 2022: the European Drugs Winter School (EDWS) and the European Drugs...

This content was published in the EU4MD update released on 30.09.2021. This update also presents a section on partnerships, announcements, studies, upcoming events, and a research corner. Focus on: Methamphetamine from Afghanistan...

This report was prepared before recent developments in Afghanistan and before the withdrawal of US military and other NATO allies from the country. The findings of this report are preliminary and will...

A two-year work programme on bilateral cooperation with Georgia was agreed upon today at the first advisory committee meeting of the EMCDDA4Georgia project, hosted virtually by the agency. Launched on 3 May...

It was with great sadness that the EMCDDA learned this week of the passing of its long-term friend and colleague Tomáš Zábranský MD, PhD. Dr Zábranský was a highly-esteemed Czech epidemiologist, who...

This content was published in the EU4MD update released on 30.06.2021. This update also presents a section on partnerships, annoucements, studies, upcoming events, and a research corner. Focus on: European Drug Report...

Resilience, agility and innovation are among the recurring themes in the latest EMCDDA General Report of Activities , released today. The annual publication — presenting key achievements and governance — relates how...

The EMCDDA has launched today its first bilateral technical cooperation project with Georgia aimed at enhancing national responses to drug-related health and security threats. The EMCDDA4Georgia project (EMCDDA4GE) will focus primarily on...

Austrian Federal Minister for the European Union and Constitution Karoline Edtstadler , visits the EMCDDA today where she will meet EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel . The Minister will receive a briefing on...

This content was published in the EU4MD update released on 16.04.2021. This update also presents a section on partnerships, annoucements, studies, upcoming events, and a research corner. Focus on: Methamphetamine trade in...

European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson paid her first visit to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) today during a day of events relating to the fight...

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...

This month, Portugal took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU with the motto ‘Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery’. Over the next six months, Portugal...

Professionals, academics or experts from European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries (1) will have an opportunity to participate in the European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools this year, thanks to 10 bursaries being...

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...