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Introduction to the afternoon session of the public hearing on the Report on Global Illicit Drug Markets 1998 – 2007

by Fredrick Polak, ENCOD

SPEECH OF JOEP OOMEN AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON EU DRUG POLICY, on 23 February 2010, European Parliament, Brussels

Dear friends,

CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON EU DRUG POLICY

23 February 2010

European Parliament, Brussels

On 20 November the ENCOD Steering Committee has sent the following letter to the Members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament. We ask you to do the same. The email adresses can be found on the page of the Committee

The Encod Steering Committee draws the following conclusions of its meeting with officials of the Drugs Coordination Unit of the European Commission on 3 Sep 2009.

On 3 September 2009, ENCOD Steering Committee members Fredrick Polak, Marisa Felicissimo, Pedro Quesada and Jorge Roque had a meeting with Mr Timo Jetsu and two other Commission officials at the Drugs Coordination Unit (DCU) of the European Commission in Brussels.

The meeting was requested by ENCOD to receive explanation on the current status of the European Action on Drugs and the Civil Society Forum on Drug Policy.

Read also Encods conclusions of this meeting.

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.