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  Reported drug offences in Sweden increase in 2018

  The number of reported narcotics-related offences in Sweden has increased, with police saying drugs are on an upward trend in…

  August 13, 2018
  

  Guest interview: Phil Cain, author of “Alcohol Companion”

  Phil Cain has a background in mathematics and journalism. He has been a correspondent for Southeast Europe and was a founder…

  August 08, 2018
  

  ICELAND: Legal Alcohol Limit to Be Reduced

  The legal limit of blood alcohol concentration for drivers in Iceland will be reduced from 0.05 percent, or 0.5 g/liter,…

  July 30, 2018
  

  Big rise in passenger trouble in Norway

  Pilots say that the alarming trend is due to alcohol availability and passengers feeling cramped. The number of cases of…

  July 20, 2018
  

  Drug dealer gang modified vehicles to smuggle narcotics across Europe

  Since October 2016, the public prosecutor’s office and the police in Wuppertal (Germany), with the support of Europol, conducted an…

  July 19, 2018
  

  Latvian customs seize on average 0.5 tons of drugs every year

  In recent years the Latvian State Revenue Service has been seizing on average 0.5 tons of narcotic substances, according to…

  July 10, 2018
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  NordAN conference will discuss the future of international alcohol policy

  NordAN is inviting its members and partners this year to Stockholm (October 5-6) where the annual conference is titled “Nordic and…

  July 06, 2018
  

  ICELAND: Alcohol policy change proposals didn´t reach Parliament discussions

  Iceland´s Ministry of Education and Culture was considering lifting the ban on advertising alcohol and tobacco products, media reported this April. Removing…

  June 20, 2018
  

  EMCDDA: resurgence of cocaine in a dynamic drug market

  Evidence of increased cocaine availability is highlighted by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) today in its European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments released…

  June 15, 2018
  

  How to cope with cross-border alcohol trade?

  Estonia is facing a similar situation where Finland has been the last 15 years when a large number of its…

  June 12, 2018
  

  Finnish health authority: Finns bringing less alcohol back from Estonia

  Passenger imports of alcoholic beverages decreased during the last 12 months in Finland. Converted to 100% alcohol, passenger imports of…

  June 12, 2018
  

  Study: Alcohol consumption in Estonia remains steady in 2017

  According to the results of a study of the Estonian alcohol market and consumption commissioned by the Ministry of Social…

  June 11, 2018