Long overdue: a fresh start for EU policy on alcohol and health.

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    • Subject Terms:
      EUROPEAN Union; HEALTH policy
    • Abstract:
      In 2006, the European Commission, in response to requests from European Union (EU) member states in 2001 and 2004, presented its first and only EU alcohol strategy, which expired at the end of 2012.[1] Since then, and despite calls from member states,[[2]] the European Parliament,[4] and health organisations,[5] the European Commission has not prepared a new EU alcohol strategy. This situation is regrettable, especially since Europe continues to be the world's heaviest drinking continent,[6] with alcohol causing substantial harm to health and costs to society. 14 RAND Europe The affordability of alcoholic beverages in the European Union: understanding the link between alcohol affordability, consumption and harm. [Extracted from the article]
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