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An EMCDDA delegation is in Chisinau today for a visit to the Republic of Moldova under the EU4Monitoring Drugs II project ( EU4MD II ). The visit is organised in close cooperation...

Today, the 59th meeting of the EMCDDA Scientific Committee drew to a close and we said farewell and a heartfelt thank you to its members. For three decades, the Scientific Committee has...

Message from the Director 1/2024 I am delighted to announce today the publication of the latest EMCDDA work programme, which outlines our activities for 2024–2026 . This programme represents a milestone in...

As the curtain falls on 2023, we look back on a year steeped in significance for the EMCDDA. While we commemorated 30 years since the agency's creation, we also prepared for a...

Registration opens today for the next European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (Lisbon Addictions 2024) taking place in Lisbon from 23–25 October 2024. The multidisciplinary event will showcase cutting-edge scientific research...

EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is at the European Parliament today where he will be presenting the European Drug Report 2023: Trends and Developments (EDR 2023) to members of the Committee for Civil...

This week, the EMCDDA has launched a call to scientists interested in applying to be on a list of experts who may assist the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) in the risk...

Today, the EMCDDA has launched a call for expression of interest in membership of the Scientific Committee of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) . The EUDA, which will replace the EMCDDA...

Representatives of the European Parliament are visiting the EMCDDA this week to discuss how the agency will adapt to its new mandate in 2024. New legislation published on 30 June grants the...

We are delighted to announce that our colleague Laurent Laniel has been presented with the medal of excellence of the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre-Narcotics (MAOC (N)) . He received the award...

The EMCDDA and the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL) are delighted to announce the availability of bursaries for the 2024 European Drugs Winter and Summer Schools. The bursaries are being offered via...

This week, EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel is making an official visit to Peru in the framework of the agency's Working Arrangement with the Peruvian national drug observatory, DEVIDA ( 1 ). This...

In celebration of the European Day of Languages , we are delighted to unveil the online EMCDDA multilingual glossary of drug-related terms , a practical resource aimed at ensuring high-quality and comparable...

New legislation published today grants Europe stronger powers to tackle current and future drug problems. The new Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council , revises the mandate of the...

Cooperation with Peru was enhanced this month following the signing of a Working Arrangement between the EMCDDA and the Peruvian National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs ( DEVIDA ). The...

‘ People first: stop stigma and discrimination, strengthen prevention ’, is the theme of the 2023 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (#WorldDrugDay). The EMCDDA will mark this occasion with...

2022 was a year of solid progress for the EMCDDA as it advanced with designing and delivering more innovative and faster services to its key customers. It was also a year of...

National Drug Observatories (NDOs) from Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are gathering in Lisbon from 22–26 May for a week of activities under the COPOLAD III programme. The overarching theme of...

Representatives from a record 80 countries will be joining members of the EMCDDA this week (22–26 May) for the agency’s eleventh Reitox week . The purpose of this annual event is to...

How many new drugs were detected in Europe over the last year? What are the latest trends in drug production and trafficking? What substances are causing the most concern today? Find out...