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View ArticleCommission calls for EU-wide ban on ecstasy-like drug mephedrone
Brussels, 20 October 2010 The European Commission today called for a dangerous ecstasy-like drug that is still legal in 12 EU countries to be banned. It asked the EU Member States to stop the free...
View ArticleJustice and Home Affairs Council: 8-9 November 2010
Brussels, 8 November 2010 European Union Justice and Home Affairs ministers will meet in Brussels on 8 and 9 November 2010. The European Commission will be represented by Vice-President Viviane Reding,...
View ArticleEuropean Commission calls for rapid action to tackle new drugs, “legal highs”...
Brussels, 9 November 2010 The EU has made progress in curbing drug use and trafficking over the past 18 months. The Commission is acting to stop so-called “legal highs,” proposing on 20 October an...
View ArticleCommission achieves EU-wide ban on ecstasy-like drug mephedrone
Brussels, 3 December 2010 The EU’s 27 Justice Ministers agreed today to ban a dangerous ecstasy-like drug that is still legal in 12 EU countries. The European Commission proposed on 20 October that...
View ArticleStatement by Vice President Viviane Reding ahead of the International Day...
Brussels, 24 June 2011 Marking the 50th anniversary of the UN Convention on Narcotic Drugs, EU Justice Commissioner Reding said Europe made the following statement: “We are investing heavily in Europe...
View ArticleEuropean Commission to strengthen rules to fight dangerous new synthetic drugs
- Press release European Commission Brussels, 11 July 2011 – Tougher action across the European Union is needed to tackle the growing problem of new synthetic drugs entering the market, according to a...
View ArticleEuropean Commission to strengthen rules to fight dangerous new synthetic...
Tougher action across the European Union is needed to tackle the growing problem of new synthetic drugs entering the market, according to a report by the European Commission released today ...
View ArticleTowards a stronger European response to drugs
Europe is facing new challenges in the field of drugs, notably illicit drug trafficking, the rapid spread of new psychoactive substances and reducing the demand for illicit drugs. The EU has unveiled...
View ArticleEuropean Commission seeks stronger EU response to fight dangerous new...
- Press release European Commission Strasbourg, 25 October 2011 – The European Commission has today given a fresh impetus to anti-drugs policy by announcing an overhaul of the EU rules to fight illicit...
View ArticleImitations of illicit drugs - Euronews Right On Episode
What are the policies and approaches accross the EU to the so called legal highs?
View ArticleCommission calls for EU-wide ban on amphetamine-like drug '4-MA'
European Press release Brussels, 31 January 2013 Commission The European Commission today proposed an EU-wide ban on ‘4-MA’, a synthetic substance with similar physical effects to amphetamines. The...
View ArticleA growing EU illicit drugs market shows the impact of the crisis
Study shows that the economic crisis is expected to have an impact on the drugs market.
View ArticleInternational Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking: European...
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