EUROCARE (The European Alcohol Policy Alliance) is an alliance of some 50 voluntary and non-governmental organizations across 20 European countries working on the prevention of alcohol related harm in Europe.
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ICAP Periodic Review on Drinking and Culture
ICAP (The International Centre for Alcohol Policies) has published a new issue of the ICAP Periodic Review on Drinking and Culture. This issue presents abstracts of journal articles published between 2008 and 2009 and covers 9 central, eastern, and southern European countries and 8 languages.
ETSC publishes New report on Drink driving in commercial transport
The European Transport Safety Council published today a new report on Drink driving in commercial transport. Please click here to access it.
Fifth plenary meeting of the European Alcohol and Health Forum, Brussels, 12 November 2009
Summary report and presentations available. Click here
2009 excise duty tables - alcohol, energy products and tobacco
The 2009 excise duty tables concerning tax receipts from alcoholic beverages in EU Member States are now available from DG TAXUD website here
Call 2010: New funding opportunities in health.
A call for applications ‘Health — 2010’ has been launched within the framework of the second programme of Community action in the field of health (2008-2013).
Alcohol, Social Development and Infectious Disease- New report
During the Global Expert Meeting on Alcohol, a groundbreaking new study made its way to the stage. "Alcohol, Social Development and Infectious Disease”, as the study is called, links alcohol consumption, especially heavy drinking, to the risk of getting infectious diseases such as TB and pneumonia. Furthermore, it shows that alcohol consumption has an influence on the progression of TB and HIV in already infected persons, and impairs the use of preventive services by such persons.
Call for Best practices on preventing the harmful use of alcohol in older people
The Vintage Project is looking to collect best practices on preventing the harmful use of alcohol. If you or anyone you know would like to help us by filling out and submitting the questionnaire at the bottom of the article, it would be highly appreciated.
Alcohol industry's attempts to take control over alcohol policy formulation in Sub-Saharan countries
Source: Forut
A recent comparison of proposed national alcohol policies in Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, and Botswana shows that the alcohol industry has assumed a significant and detrimental role in designing national alcohol policies in Sub-Saharan Africa. The policy drafts point to the alcohol industry’s preferred version of a national alcohol policy, which includes letting the industry regulate its own marketing activities.
Council in favour of exempting alcoholic beverages from providing information on the labels
The Commission's proposal exempts a number of alcoholic beverages from the obligation of indicating the ingredients and the nutrients, subject to a report which the Commission will have to draw up five years after the entry into force of the Regulation.
The majority of Member States supports this approach but proposed to complete the list proposed by the Commission with additional alcoholic beverages.
Call for written evidence on the Alcohol ETC. (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee launched a call for written evidence from all interested parties on the general principles of the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Bill on Thursday 26 November 2009.
