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Alcohol
Ireland unveils minimum alcohol price plan to reduce drinking
Est. 2minThe Irish government, aiming to change the country's "damaging attitude to alcohol", approved on Wednesday (9 December) plans for minimum prices for drinks in the hope of reducing one of Europe's highest levels of alcohol consumption.
Council pushes for EU alcohol strategy by end of 2016
Est. 3minThe EU's 28 health ministers urged the European Commission on Monday (7 December) to adopt a comprehensive EU strategy to tackle alcohol-related harm such as binge drinking and drink-driving.
Commission delays report on alcohol labelling – again
Est. 5minEXCLUSIVE / The European Commission has again delayed the publication of a report on how to include alcoholic drinks under existing EU labelling rules on nutrition and ingredients.
Alcohol, tobacco and obesity undermine the progress of European health policies
Est. 4minA report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that Europe is still the world leader in alcohol and tobacco consumption. For the first time, the life expectancy of the current generation could be shorter than their parents. EURACTIV France reports.
Scottish minimum alcohol pricing may breach EU law
Est. 3minScotland's plan to introduce a minimum price for alcohol risks breaching European Union law. Edinburgh should explore other ways to protect public health such as increasing tax, a senior adviser to the European Court of Justice said on Thursday (3 September).
Health NGOs walk out of EU alcohol forum
Est. 4minTwenty public health organisations have resigned from the European Alcohol and Health Forum (EAHF), a stakeholder platform, to protest against the European Commission's refusal to submit a new alcohol strategy.
Commission set to dump EU alcohol strategy
Est. 4minVytenis Andriukaitis, the EU's Health and Food Safety Commissioner, said that the executive has no intention of submitting a new strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm in Europe, suggesting that the issue will be tackled as part of a broad range of "risk factors" affecting chronic diseases.
Parliament urges Commission to submit new alcohol strategy
Est. 4minThe new strategy should include plans for labelling the calorie content of alcoholic beverages, the European Parliament said in a resolution adopted on Wednesday (29 April).
EU moves closer to counting calories in alcoholic drinks
Est. 5minHealth conscious tipplers may be closer to finding out just how many calories they are imbibing, as consumer advocates push for EU nutritional labelling on alcoholic drinks in the face of strong industry resistance.
Lawmakers urge Commission to table new alcohol strategy
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Members of the European Parliament, backed by health NGOs and the alcohol industry, are asking the European Commission to propose a new alcohol strategy, saying it should depart from the current one.
Commission applauds beer industry’s move on labelling
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / Beer drinkers across Europe will soon be able to find out the detailed calorie and nutrition content of their drinks after four of the world's biggest brewers announced last week that they will make the information available.
Consumers in the dark over alcoholic drinks content
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Consumer knowledge about the nutritional value and ingredients contained in alcoholic beverages is limited, according to a new survey published last week.
Delayed Commission report on alcohol labelling frustrates beer industry
Est. 6minSPECIAL REPORT / New EU rules on nutrition labelling for food and drinks entered into force a few months ago. But whether or not alcoholic beverages will also have to carry them in the future is still unclear. A Commission report on the issue, due in December last year, is yet to be published.
Lords press Commission to act on alcohol
Est. 5minWhile the EU must act to combat alcohol-related harm, any new initiative by the European Commission should focus on measures within its powers, such as taxation and labelling, the UK's House of Lords has said in a report published Friday (6 March).
France leads Europe in cardiovascular health
Est. 4minA recent report by the French Directorate for Research, Studies and the Evaluation of Statistics (DREES) has placed France ahead of its EU partners in terms of cardiovascular health, despite a relatively high rate of smoking among young people. EURACTIV France reports.
MEPs push for alcohol strategy on the EU’s health agenda
Est. 3minThe members of the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) on Thursday (29 January) voted on a draft motion for a resolution on the EU's alcohol strategy.
Holiday season hangovers cost €155.8 billion a year in Europe
Est. 3minEmployee hangovers related to the holiday season are expensive for EU businesses and societies as a whole. According to a review of the academic literature done by the Toronto-based Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) on behalf of the Commission, alcohol?attributable social costs are estimated at up to €155.8 billion a year in Europe.
Alcohol still the number one killer on Europe’s roads
Est. 2minAlcohol remains the number one substance endangering lives on European roads. But use of drugs and medicines behind the wheel, also combined with alcohol, is likewise a major challenge for policymakers, says a new report by the EU's drug agency EMCDDA.
Spirit makers debate ways to tackle binge drinking among EU youth
Est. 5minWhile policymakers worry about young people's drinking habits, the spirits industry has proposed that separate approaches are required to combat alcohol abuse, at a local level, due to the different drinking cultures in the 28 EU member states.
WHO says alcohol killed 3.3 million people in 2012
Est. 4minMore than 3 million people died from using alcohol in 2012, for reasons ranging from cancer to violence, the World Health Organisation said on Monday (12 May), as it called on governments to do more to limit the damage.
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Alcohol boss explains nuances of ‘responsible drinking’
Est. 5minFor an industry body, passing on the message that consumers may want to buy less of your product may seem suicidal. Yet this is what SpiritsEurope is attempting to do with the concept of “responsible drinking”.
Parents hesitant in speaking to children about alcohol: Survey
Est. 2minWhile more than 90% of parents with children aged 5-17 say it is important to talk with children about drinking, significantly fewer have actually initiated the conversation, according to a new survey.
Despite crisis, European ‘hospitality’ sector remains healthy
Est. 5minThe hotel and bar sector in Europe has continued to create jobs across the continent, in particular among under-35s, despite the raging economic crisis, a new report shows.
EU’s alcohol strategy needs further push, MEPs say
Est. 4minEuropeans are the heaviest drinkers in the world and in some EU member states, such as Luxembourg and the Czech Republic, the alcohol consumption is 2.5 times more than what an average person in the world drinks. The Commission's new strategy on alcohol, to be published later this year, has to better address the issue of alcohol-related harm, MEPs say.