Access to the report of the seminar and presentations.
Keynote speakers will include European Commissioner for Health Markos Kyprianou (tbc), Dr. Peter Anderson (author of the Commission report “Alcohol in Europe”) and Dag Rekve from the World Health Organisation.
Place: European Parliament - Brussels
Date: Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Time: 12h30 - 15h00
All the information about the seminar will be available on Eurocare’s website after the Christmas break.
For information and registration, please contact Ruth Ruiz from Eurocare.
Draft Programme
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Registration |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Welcome by the Chairs, Ms Anna Hedh MEP, Mr Antonio Medina Ortega MEP and Ms Åsa Westlund MEP |
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Key aspects of the EU strategy to support Member States in reducing alcohol related harm, Commissioner Markos Kyprianou (tbc) |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | The impact of Alcohol in Europe, Dr Peter Anderson [1] |
| 13:30 - 13:45 | WHO Recommendations on an action plan to combat alcohol-related harm in the WHO European Region, Dag Rekve, WHO-Head Quarters (Geneva) |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Eurocare recommendations for effective action to reduce the burden of alcohol problems, Ms. Tiziana Codenotti, Vice Chairman, Eurocare |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Is the industry really willing to cooperate to curb underage drinking? Marketing of alcohol to young people, Monique Kuunders. National Foundation for Alcohol Prevention. STAP. The Netherlands |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Personal Testimony, Diane Black, adoptive mother of three children with fetal alcohol syndrome, mother of a child killed by a drunk driver, sister to an alcoholic man |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Discussion |
