Criminal groups in Europe are adapting and expanding MDMA production, refining trafficking methods and extending their reach to new countries and regions. These are among the issues explored in a new analysis — EU Drug Market: MDMA — released last March 27th by Europol and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA). The joint analysis from […]
The European Commission proposed a pilot project to strengthen the exchange of information between Europol and Colombia
On 2 March, the Commission proposed a pilot project to strengthen the exchange of information between Europol and Colombia to investigate and bring criminals to justice and to dismantle organised criminal structures that are behind the production and trafficking of drugs. The pilot project, which will be defined by a group of Member States, will […]
HORIZONTE EUROPA: Effective fight against illicit drugs production and trafficking
Expected Outcome Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: Improved and complete intelligence picture of security practitioners and policy-makers on drug production and trafficking, such as modus operandi, both offline and online, including the whole chain of trade, cross-border dimension, new trends, prevention of illicit drug market, new […]
Supporting initiatives in the Field of Drugs Policy
Scope Project applications submitted under the present call for proposals must address at least one of the following priorities: to support activities in the area of epidemiology of use of new psychoactive substances, including potent synthetic opioids, as well as emerging drug problems (notably on challenges related to cocaine and heroin use) and technological developments, […]
European Drug Prevention Prize
The Council of Europe – Cooperation Group to combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group) awards every two years the European Prevention Prize to three active youth drug prevention projects. European Drug Prevention Prize Objective The aim of the Prize is to encourage the development of quality drug prevention work that involves […]
Cholesterol-lowering drugs associated with improved gut bacteria profile in obese individuals
Statins, the commonly prescribed class of drugs to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, are identified as a potential microbiota-modulating therapeutic, according to a new study. The microbiome, the genetic material of all microorganisms that live in the human body, is essential for development, immunity and nutrition. Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) like heart disease and metabolic disorders such […]
JUST-2019: Supporting Initiatives in the Field of Drugs Policy
Objective The aim of this call is to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU law and to support development of new approaches in the area of drugs. The priorities are: Scope To support activities in the area of epidemiology of use of new psychoactive substances, including potent synthetic opioids, as well as […]
Third Annual Conference on Drugs in Europe
In the 3rd annual conference: Drugs in Europe: tackling top-level drug trafficking organisations and large scale supply, topics such as organised crime groups and terrorism, amongst others, were discussed. On 4 and 5 December, over 150 delegates from EU Member States, third partner countries and 9 international organisations gathered at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague for […]
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: To provide factual, objective, reliable and comparable information on drugs and drug addiction. Director: Alexis Goosdeel (Belgium) Established in: 1993 Number of staff: 100 Location: Lisbon (Portugal) The EMCDDA provides the EU and its member states with factual, objective, reliable and comparable information at European level on drugs and […]