Eurocare Updates

The United Nations General Assembly decides to convene a high-level UN meeting in September 2011 on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.

The Sixth Meeting of the Science Group of the European Alcohol and Health Forum will take place on 18 May in Brussels. Please click here to access the draft agenda

5 May 2010. The ETSC (European Transport Safety Council) has launched its 16th Road Safety PIN Flash measuring EU countries' progress since 2001 in tackling excessive speed, drink driving and non-use of seat belts which remain the three main killers on EU roads.

The 6th meeting of the The Committee on National Alcohol Policy and Action took place in Luxembourg 27-28 January 2010. Please click here to access the presentations and summary report from the meeting.

Please click here to access the presentations and summary report from the Seminar on youth drinking and binge drinking, 25 February 2010

Forty distinguished road safety experts gather today in Lisbon to discuss strategies to reduce alcohol misuse in road transport at the first “Safe and Sober” Talk held in Portugal. The event was organised by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) and the Portuguese Road Safety Authority (ANSR) in the framework of ETSC's “Safe & Sober” drink driving programme. The “Safe & Sober” campaign is run by ETSC in partnership with the VOLVO Group.

A British study following nearly 5,000 British adults for 20 years, shows how a combination of smoking, drinking, poor diet and inactivity increases the risk of early death.

Strong support of public policies is one of the key findings in the new Eurobarometer "EU citizens' attitudes towards alcohol".

The Sixth plenary meeting of the European Alcohol and health Forum took place in Brussels on 11 March.

• Agenda [20 KB] Translations .
• Summary report [95 KB] Translations .

A new mandatory drinking code bans irresponsible promotions including "all you can drink for 10 deals, including women drink free deals and speed drinking competitions.