Analysis of civil society comments to European Commission Green Paper on the role of civil society in drug policy in the EU
DECLARATION “THE ROAD TO VIENNA 2008”
On November 7th, 2006, at the Conference “The Road to Vienna 2008” that took place in the European Parliament in Brussels, the following declaration has been agreed upon with the support of Members of the European Parliament from two political groups (GUE/NGL and GREENS) and representatives of more than 50 NGO´s, as well as local and regional authorities from around Europe and beyond.
COMMON PRESS RELEASE OF GIUSTO CATANIA MEP AND ENCOD
In a joint statement, Member of European Parliament Giusto Catania, rapporteur on drugs policy of the Committee of Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and ENCOD, platform of European NGO’s working in the field of drugs, regret the approval, on Monday 27 June, of a new EU Action Plan on Drugs for the period 2005 – 2008.
REPORT ON LOBBY EFFORTS IN 2004
In 2004, ENCOD approached relevant authorities and decision-makers in the European Union, to establish a serious dialogue on the issue of drugs between authorities and civil society in the EU.
TWO DAYS TO BUILD ROME January 2006
Press release on the EU Conference on “Civil Society and Drugs, 26/27 January 2006
ENCOD LOBBY LETTERS
THE ENCOD LETTERS TO MEMBERS ON THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, concerning the debate on a new EU Strategy on Drugs
PROPOSAL FOR DIALOGUE ON EU DRUG POLICIES
In the autumn of 2004, the EU Horizontal Working Party on Drugs, the formal decision-making body in the European Union when it comes to drug policies, had the task of elaborating a new EU drug strategy (2005-2012). On different occasions, the official documents of the EU institutions have stressed the importance of consultation with civil society organisations in the elaboration of drug policies. This motivated ENCOD to send a letter to the Chairperson of the EU HWPD on 30 August, containing a proposal for a sincere dialogue on the new strategy. This proposal was ignored, despite repeated efforts to insist on the need for it on 28 September and 22 October.
THE HARD WAY FORWARD TO ANOTHER DRUG POLICY
The experiences of a representative of the European NGO Council on Drug Policy while attending the conference called “The Way Forward” on a new European Union strategy on illicit drugs, which was held in the Hotel Conrad, Dublin, Ireland, on 10 and 11 May, 2004.
PUBLIC HEARING, 21 APRIL 2005 initial conclusions
FRESH AIR IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT