(08.02.2023) On this day, 30 years ago, the adoption of Council Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 heralded the birth of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA).
07.02.2023
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(07.02.2023) European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson is visiting the Port of Antwerp today, following the continued rise in the quantity of cocaine seized at the port. The Commissioner will be accompanied by Belgian Minister of the Interior Annelies Verlinden, EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel and Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle. In recent years, Belgium has become the country seizing the largest quantities of cocaine in the EU.
06.02.2023
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This month, the EMCDDA has launched two new projects which will intensify its cooperation with the Western Balkans and the European Neighbourhood Policy area (ENP). The EU-funded projects, running until the end of 2026 and 2027 respectively, will support national and regional readiness to identify and respond to drug-related health and security threats. The projects take place within the agency’s mandate for cooperation with third (non-EU) countries (1).
31.01.2023
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