EU Alcohol and Health working Group
The European Union recognizes that combating alcohol-related harm is a public health priority in many Member States, and at EU level. The EU also recognizes that tt is not only health consequences in a narrow sense which raise concern. The social dimension has also to be considered: violence, hooliganism, crime, family problems, social exclusion, problems at the workplace and drink driving. All these are areas where political action is needed. There is agreement among the Member States that, beyond individual national efforts, a joint alcohol strategy at Community level is needed. In order to allow all stackholders to engage into a public debate regarding an EU alcohol strategy, the European Commission has set up an Alcohol and Health Working Group http://europa.eu.int/comm/health
/ph_determinants/life_style/alcohol_en.htm) which meets twice a year.
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