Posts in category: EU LOBBY CAMPAIGN

On 12 August, ENCODs Steering Committee sent the following letter to Carel Edwards, head of the EU Anti-Drugs Unit, concerning the status of the so-called “European Action on Drugs”

As a result, the SC members had a meeting with Timo Jetsu, NGO liaison officer at the Anti Drugs Unit in Brussels on Thursday 3 September.

The report of this meeting is ready, but we are
currently waiting for an answer from the Commission to confirm that it
does not contain any misunderstandings or misinterpretations. The report
will be published as soon as possible.

PRESS RELEASE

On 26 June 2009, the European Commission will announce the European Action on Drugs, asking citizens to join efforts to fight drugs. So far only the Foundation for a Drug Free Europe linked with the Scientology Church has reacted positively.

The European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policy calls upon the European Union to take genuine action on drugs, namely to end drug prohibition.

REPORT ON THE THIRD SESSION OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY FORUM ON DRUG POLICIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 3 & 4 March 2009

By INPUD, UNAD and ENCOD

In December 2008, the European Commission published a new EU Action Plan on Drugs, containing the idea to launch a European Alliance on Drugs in June 2009. This alliance should be a partnership of authorities and citizens aimed to “engage civil society towards the common objective of raising awareness, interest and concrete commitments on drug related risks”.

On 3 and 4 March 2009, the Commission requested the participants to the Civil Society Forum on Drugs to give their comments to the idea of the Alliance. Encod produced the following analysis based on various questions that the Commission had formulated.

ENCOD was invited to the third session of the Civil Society Forum on EU Drug Policy that will be held on March 3d and 4th 2009 in Brussels.

Read the report produced by ENCOD, UNAD and INPUD

(scroll down for the latest)

To the members of the EU Horizontal Drugs Group

To the members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs of the European Parliament

COMMENT OF ENCOD TO THE DRUGS ACTION PLAN OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 2009-2012

Antwerp, 15 December 2008

Dear Madams, Sirs,

European Union

Press Release – IP/08/1366

Brussels, 18 September 2008

Report on the second session of the Civil Society Forum on Drug Policy in the EU, 20 / 21 May 2008

By: Joep Oomen and Martin Barriuso, ENCOD representatives at the forum.

Read also the official report of the European Commission

Today, 20 May 2008, the ENCOD delegation at the second session of the EU Civil Society Forum on Drug Policy in the EU handed over the following letter to the representatives of Director General Jonathan Faull of the European Commission Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security

EUROPEAN COALITION FOR JUST AND EFFECTIVE DRUG POLICIES – ENCOD vzw

Statement to the Civil Society Forum on Drug Policy – 20/21 May 2008