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Belgian Interior Minister visits EMCDDA for talks on public safety and security

Belgian Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reform and Democratic Renewal, Ms Annelies Verlinden , visited the EMCDDA this week during an official visit to Portugal. The Minister met EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel...

EMCDDA participates in Latin American regional meeting on early warning systems

This week, the EMCDDA participated in a meeting ‘ Early warning systems in response to opioids and new psychoactive substances ’, organised by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the...

Launch of the European Prevention Curriculum handbook in Georgian

The Georgian version of the European Prevention Curriculum (EUPC) handbook , adapted to the national context, will be launched at two events in Tbilisi on 8 and 9 December. The events are...

EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies take stock of achievements in 2022 and set path for continuous support to Ukraine and Moldova

The nine EU Agencies active in the field of freedom, security and justice convened today in Budapest for a high-level meeting, chaired by CEPOL, to take stock of the main achievements in...

photo of Alexis Goosdeel, Director of the EMCDDA, and CEPOL Executive Director Montserrat Marín López

EMCDDA and CEPOL sign new accord to boost learning on security issues

Today, the EMCDDA signed its first working arrangement with the European Agency for Law Enforcement Training ( CEPOL ) in Budapest aimed at boosting learning and knowledge exchange in the area of...

Reitox network meets to showcase 2022 highlights, new digital resources and plan future activities

Heads of the national focal points (NFPs) of the Reitox network are meeting in Lisbon today to discuss network business and the planning of activities for 2023. On the agenda of the...

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EMCDDA holds closing conference of two EU-funded technical cooperation projects

This week, the EMCDDA is hosting the closing conference of its international cooperation projects with the Western Balkans and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) region ( 1 ). The two-day event, kicking off...

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EMCDDA releases new analysis on the drug situation in the Western Balkans

Drug-related health and security threats in the Western Balkans are highlighted today in a new report published by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) . Released in the framework of the agency’s latest...

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EMCDDA releases new findings on drug markets in the eastern and southern European Neighbourhood Policy regions

The emergence of new drug trafficking routes, the expansion of online markets, and the availability of a broader spectrum of substances, are among the findings highlighted in two new reports published today...

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Meeting with Panamanian authorities on early-warning system and new psychoactive substances (NPS)

On 25 October, an EMCDDA team met with members of the Panamanian National Commission for the Study and Prevention of Drug-Related Crimes (CONAPRED) in Panana City. The meeting, organised under the COPOLAD...