Forum 10

European alcohol policies

Rethinking and strengthening implementation

Organised by WHO Regional Office for Europe, European Health Forum Gastein, EU-HEM, IOGT-NTO and International Youth Health Organization, supported by the Republic of Slovenia

Annually, 3 million deaths worldwide (5.3% of all deaths), result from the harmful use of alcohol. It is also a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions. Consequently, we urgently need to rethink European policies and regulations in this area. Although policymakers have many tools at their disposal, coherent and wide-ranging solutions for implementation remain a challenge at European, national and cross-border levels.

In order to address the lack of implementation, this interactive session will bring together representatives from across the EHFG community. We will ask what we can do to better ensure cross-border collaboration, consumer rights and inter-country agreements. What binding mechanisms on joint policies can better serve to reduce the burden of alcohol-related harm and address inequalities deriving from harmful use of alcohol? Session participants will be actively involved in creating outcomes, working in an open and solution-oriented format.

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