News archive for 2017 | www.emcdda.europa.eu

Sixth European drugs summer school kicks off in Lisbon with record number of students
Fact sheet No 6/2017 (Lisbon, 26.06.2017) The sixth European drugs summer school opens today on International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking with a record number of students. Read more >>
EMCDDA conference to take stock of achievements as IPA5 project draws to a close
Fact sheet 5/2017 (Lisbon, 21.06.2017) The EMCDDA is organising a conference in Sarajevo today marking the end of a two-year technical cooperation project with beneficiary countries of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). Read more >>
EMCDDA and ECDC join forces to address the challenge of hepatitis
Fact sheet No 4/2017 (Lisbon, 12.06.2017) Hepatitis and other drug-related infectious diseases will be the focus of ‘Hepatitis week’, taking place at the EMCDDA in Lisbon from 12–16 June. The initiative brings together some 100 specialists... Read more >>
EMCDDA highlights growing threats posed by new and established substances
News release No 6/2017 (Lisbon, 06.06.2017) Rising overdose deaths, the availability of new psychoactive substances and the growing health threat of potent synthetic opioids are among the issues highlighted in this year's European Drug Report. Read more >>
EMCDDA renews accord with ISCTE-IUL
Fact sheet No 3/2017 (Lisbon, 10.05.2017) The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) will be strengthening their cooperation. Read more >>
Experts to examine the influence of cyberspace on criminal activities and responses to them
News release No 5/2017 (Lisbon, 11.04.2017) Leading European and international experts are meeting in Lisbon this week for meetings around the theme of the internet, the exploitation of cyberspace and the transformational nature of new... Read more >>
EMCDDA embarks on Strategy 2025
(Lisbon, 04.04.2017) The EMCDDA has published today its new Strategy 2025, which sets out an ambitious course of travel for the agency over the next decade. Read more >>
Coming soon: European Drug Report 2017
News release No 4/2017 (Lisbon, 31.03.2017) What do the latest data tell us about the European drug market? What are the new trends in drug use among European adults and school students? Read more >>
60th Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 13-17 March 2017, Vienna
(Vienna, 10.03.2017) The central UN policy-making body in drug-related matters, opens its 60th session in Vienna. Read more >>
Euro-DEN Plus network expands reach by welcoming eight new centres
Fact sheet No 2/2017 (Lisbon, 09.03.2017) The network will be collecting data from new hospital ‘sentinel’ centres in eight European cities Read more >>
EMCDDA publishes Single Programming Document and 2017 work programme
(Lisbon, 28.02.2017) The documents published cover the period 2017-19. Read more >>
MDMB-CHMICA to be placed under control across the EU
News release No 3/2017 (Lisbon, 27.02.2017) MDMB-CHMICA is a synthetic cannabinoid and will be subject to ‘control measures’ throughout the EU. Read more >>
EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies’ network: Directors present highlights and priorities
(Lisbon, 09.02.2017) The Directors of FRA and the EMCDDA are at the European Parliament today, presenting highlights and priorities for the network. Read more >>
Reversing the HIV epidemic: Europe needs to scale-up prevention, testing and treatment
News release No 2/2017 (Lisbon, 31.01.2017) HIV experts from across the EU will discuss how to reverse the HIV trend and to prepare Europe to achieve the set target of ending AIDS by 2030. Read more >>
Maltese EU Presidency and ECDC conference: Fast-track the end of AIDS in the EU
(Lisbon, 30.01.2017) EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is in Malta today where he will speak at the opening session of a two-day conference on HIV, co-organised by the Maltese EU Presidency and the European Centre for... Read more >>
Revamped online Healthy Nightlife Toolbox goes live today
Fact sheet No 1/2017 (Lisbon, 27.01.2017) As of today, the EMCDDA will be hosting an online Healthy Nightlife Toolbox (HNT), which collects and provides information on good-practice interventions targeting drug and alcohol use and related... Read more >>
EMCDDA chairs JHA agencies’ network and focuses on the theme of the internet
News release No 1/2017 (Lisbon, 06.01.2017) This week, the EMCDDA embarks on a year-long presidency of a network of nine EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies (‘JHA network’), which play key advisory, operational and coordination roles in... Read more >>
Correction to media articles
(Lisbon, 06.01.2017) The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) would like to clarify that, while its activities include reporting on online drug markets, it is not recruiting hackers or... Read more >>

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