4th European Alcohol Policy Conference : "From capacity to action"

Ms Paola Testori-Coggi, Director General of DG SANCO, opened the 2 day Conference by reminding key figures of alcohol-related harm within Europe and highlighting that the achievements done so far were not sufficient. While scientific evidence exists on the consequences of a harmful consumption of alcohol, actions counteracting these effects are still insufficient and therefore have to be strengthened across the European Union.

The following issues were developed along the Conference:

 Alcohol as a global health concern,
 Marketing of alcohol,
 Alcohol and health inequalities,
 Alcohol at the workplace,
 Societal cost of alcohol,
 Effective regulation of alcohol marketing in Europe.

The variety of speakers present during the two day Conference brought interesting debates. Representatives from several Directorate General from the European Commission gave notably a broad overview of the impact alcohol has on health, the information society, transport policy and trade. In addition, the important number of representatives of national Ministers of Health allowed interesting exchanges of experiences and good practices.

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