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Previous Eurocare Events
Eurocare has been responsible for a number of events, and in this section you will find reports and presentations from our past events.
Effective Environmental Strategies for the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse among Adolescents in Europe, 25 February 2013, Brussels
This was the final conference of the EC funded project Effective Environmental Strategies for the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse among Adolescents in Europe (AAA-Prevent).
During this three year project, a team of researchers studied the use of alcohol among European adolescents. The team identified risk factors that influence alcohol use in adolescence and confronted them with different possible effective strategies for the prevention of alcohol abuse among adolescents that had been implemented in different European countries.
Why does Europe need an alcohol strategy? 27 June 2012, European Parliament, Brussels
On 27 June 2012, The European Alcohol Policy Alliance, Eurocare, held an event on the future of EU Alcohol Strategy, organised in cooperation with Eurohealthnet, European Transport Safety Council, Association of European Cancer Leagues and kindly hosted by Honourable Member of the European Parliament Anna Hedh (S&D, Sweden)
Why does Europe need an alcohol strategy? Event summary report
Protecting the unborn baby from alcohol, 7 September 2011, European Parliament, Brussels
Under the patronage of Prof Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament
Key note speakers: John Dalli, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection and Adam Fronczak, Ministry for Health, Poland
Hosted by MEP: Elzbieta Lukacijewska (EPP, Poland)
Organisers: PARPA (Polish State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems) and Eurocare
Under the Influence: Protecting teens from the impact of alcohol marketing, 21 June 2011, European Parliament (Brussels)
Hosted by MEPs: Anna Hedh (S&D) and Marian Harkin (ALDE)
Organisers: Eurocare and STAP (Ducth Institute for Alcohol Policy)
What is not on the bottle: Alcohol Labelling Policies to protect young people. 17 March 2011
Seminar Hosted by MEP: Alyn Smith (Greens/EFA)
European Parliament, 17 March 2011
Co-organised by and Eurocare CRIOC
4th European Alcohol Policy Conference 21 – 22 June 2010, Brussels
After three successful conferences in 2004 (Warsaw), in 2006 (Helsinki) and 2008 (Barcelona), Eurocare chose the capital of the EU to hold the 4th European Alcohol Policy Conference.
The Social Cost of Alcohol: Passive drinking, 2 February 2010
Over 120 people attended the Lunch Seminar organised by Eurocare in the European Parliament to discuss the harm to others as "The Cost of Alcohol: Passive drinking" on Tuesday 2nd February 2010.
Eurocare's Alcohol and Pregnancy Conference, 9th September 2009, European Parliament, Brussels
Over 100 people attended the Conference Eurocare held in the European Parliament to mark the ”International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day” on Wednesday 9th September 2009.
Eurocare holds successful Evening Reception on ‘Alcohol and Pregnancy' in European Parliament
Over 50 people attended the Eurocare Evening Reception in the European Parliament, marking ”International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day” on Tuesday 9th September 2008.
Hosted by MEPs Ms Mairead McGuinness (EPP, IE) and Ms Catherine Stihler (PSE, UK), the reception was attended by a number of MEPs including Jules Maaten (ALDE, NL), Glenis Willmott (PSE, UK), Mary Lou McDonald (GUE, IE) among others.
The reception was also attended by a number of Eurocare member organisations as well as representatives of NGOs supporting the Eurocare "Alcohol and Pregnancy" campaign (European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), Confederation of Family Organisations (COFACE), Mental Health Europe, and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME).
The reception was a unique opportunity to learn more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, and discuss the different policy options to curb its incidence, notably, the labelling of alcoholic beverages.
Lunch meeting on FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) European Parliament - Strasbourg. 4 September 2007
To mark the International FASD Day (9 September) Eurocare organised, together with Dutch MEPs, Mr. Jules Maaten (ALDE) and Ms Dorette Corbey (PSE), a lunch meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the 4th of September.
The aim of the meeting was to raise awareness among MEPs of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) as well as different policy options to curb its incidence
The speakers included:
- Dr Kieran O'Malley, a Doctor and a Psychiatrist from Ireland who has worked with FASD patients for 17 years and has researched and published extensively on FASD. View presentation
- Dr Nicolaas van der Lely, a paediatrician from the Netherlands who last year launched a multidisciplinary alcohol outpatient clinic for children with problems related to alcohol use.
An Alcohol Strategy for Europe? 31 January 2007, European Parliament, Brussels
On 31 January 2007, the Council of the Eu adopted its conclusion on the EU strategy to support Member States in combating alcohol related harm that the European Commission released on October 24th this year.
The EUROCARE Seminar brought together representatives from the Commission, the European Parliament, the WHO and the Public Health Community to analyse the virtues and shortcomings of the EU Alcohol Strategy and to discuss key questions, such as its implementation and follow-up.