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Partnerships in focus — stakeholders discuss international cooperation ahead of new agency mandate

Strategic partnerships and international cooperation perspectives will be the focus of an EMCDDA stakeholder event taking place in Brussels today, ahead of the agency’s new mandate in 2024. The agency’s cooperation with...

Expert meeting on the key indicator problem drug use (PDU) 2023

The expert meeting on the key indicator problem drug use (PDU) 2023 takes place online 20-21 April 2023. It brings together experts from the EMCDDA Focal points and partners as well as...

Lisbon, Portugal

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New cannabinoid HHC in the spotlight as market evolves

A closely monitored substance by the name of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) is the focus of a new EMCDDA report out today. Synthesised from cannabidiol (CBD) extracted from low-THC cannabis plants (hemp), it is...

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EMCDDA-CEPOL Residential training course 'Drug crime and markets - strategic analysis'

Together with CEPOL, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, the EMCDDA is organising a joint training course on 'Drug crime and markets - strategic analysis'. The course is targeted at...

Budapest, Hungary

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EMCDDA International Cooperation: Partnership in Western Balkans and European neighbourhood

The EMCDDA International Cooperation: Partnership in Western Balkans and European neighbourhood, takes place in Brussels on the 19-20 April 2023. The event brings together partners from the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (...

Brussels, Belgium

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JHAAN Joint Paper on the JHA Agencies’ Contribution to EU Solidarity with Ukraine

The aim of the report is to present to the European Institutions and the general public a concise, comprehensive document, to be used as a source of reference, on how the nine...

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The future of drug monitoring in Europe until 2030: A report summarising the findings and lessons learnt from the EMCDDA’s ‘futures study’

Patterns of drug use and developments in the drug market in Europe are becoming more complex and dynamic, with major implications for drug monitoring and research. This observation prompted the European Monitoring...

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The future of drug monitoring in Europe until 2030 — new report out today

Analysing potential futures to support decision-making today is an approach increasingly used in a world characterised by rapid, volatile and complex change. More and more organisations, including EU bodies, are now integrating...

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Illustrating the continuous drive to improve efficiency and profits, illicit drug producers in Europe have introduced new methods to convert the less potent l-#methamphetamine isomer back to a racemic 50:50 mixture of...

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Instagram post: 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 EMCDDA reports published...