This agreement between the EMCDDA and the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe was endorsed in the margins of the 18th Ministerial Conference of the Pompidou Group, taking place 13-14 December in Lisbon under the theme ‘Human rights at the heart of drug and addiction policies’. The signatories of the agreement were Executive Secretary of the Pompidou Group Denis Huber and EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel. The memorandum adds new areas of cooperation in the framework of their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in 2010. The new pledge, an appendix updating the MoU, stipulates specific areas of collaboration based on the organisations’ work programmes and areas of interest.
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We, the undersigned in our respective capacities as Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe International Cooperation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) and Director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA),
Recalling the objectives of the above-mentioned Memorandum of Understanding
Recalling Article III.3 of the above-mentioned Memorandum of Understanding, and based on a joint analysis of the Pompidou Group Work programme 2023-2025 and the EMCDDA Single Programming Document (Strategy and Work programme) 2023-2025 and the need to prioritise those areas of work where we have a common interest and where we can support each other, taking into account the mandates and responsibilities of our organisations;
Agree as a framework for our co-operation:
The implementation of the above-mentioned activities is subject to the availability of resources.
At the beginning of each calendar year, the two organisations will draft and agree on a list of activities on which they have a common interest. These activities will either be organised jointly, or one organisation will invite the other to make a specific contribution.
Ms Florence Mabileau and Mr Danilo Ballotta are appointed as responsible liaison officers to maintain close, direct and regular working contacts with a view to ensuring the implementation of the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding.
As appropriate, coordination and review meetings can be convened to monitor the progress of the above-mentioned activities.
This Appendix will be reviewed and updated as necessary at the latest by the end of 2025.
Done in Lisbon on 14 December 2022
Denis HUBER Alexis GOOSDEEL
Executive Secretary Director
Pompidou Group EMCDDA