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The Pompidou Group (Council of Europe International Cooperation Group on Drugs and Addiction) is the Council of Europeโ€™s drug policy co-operation platform - an asset for Europe and a source of support for the global community. It provides tools that enable decision makers to implement effective measures to reduce drug trafficking, better treat substance use disorders and address the associated neg

ative impacts in society. The page and the other social media channels of the Pompidou Group informs you about our events, it tell stories about the organisation's projects and activities and those of its partners. In addition, news from the field of drug policy are shared by the Pompidou Group social media team. That means that not all the content that is share is the result of the work of the Pompidou Group or the Council of Europe. Sometimes links or articles on relevant drug policy issues are shared that Pompidou Group experts collected and selected for you. Sometimes they contain opinions that are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Council of Europe or the Pompidou Group.

๐Ÿšจ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐„๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ (๐Ÿ•โ€“๐Ÿ— ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ )!๐ŸšจIn a ...
08/04/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐„๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ (๐Ÿ•โ€“๐Ÿ— ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ )!๐Ÿšจ

In a productive online session on 1 April 2026, a focussed working group defined the conferenceโ€™s programme and its main themesโ€”covering illicit drug production and supply chains, organised crime tactics, new drug trafficking trends, environmental and digital challenges and the importance of strong judicial and international co-operation.

๐ŸŒ Find out more on our website https://go.coe.int/uYmxW

This ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) h...
07/04/2026

This ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) highlights the importance of balance between health and security in drug policy.

By fostering international co-operation and innovative approaches, we work towards comprehensive responses that support both individual well-being and community safety.

Learn more about our work on our website www.coe.int/pompidou

๐Ÿ›ซ Kicking off preparations for the Seventh Expert Network Session on General Aviation (10โ€“11 June 2026, Strasbourg)!Repr...
01/04/2026

๐Ÿ›ซ Kicking off preparations for the Seventh Expert Network Session on General Aviation (10โ€“11 June 2026, Strasbourg)!

Representatives from the Council of Europeโ€™s Pompidou Group and Secretariat of the Benelux Union and EMPACT platform met online on 31 March 2026 to map out key topics and other arrangements that would be needed to hold the Council of Europeโ€™s Seventh Expert Network Session on General Aviation. The aim of this network of experts is to boost international co-operation in combatting the misuse of general aviation by criminal organisations involved in drug trafficking.

Know more https://go.coe.int/Cc40s

๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐š ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒNational authorities, civil society, and in...
17/03/2026

๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐š ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐๐๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ

National authorities, civil society, and international partners convened in Chisinau on 12 and 13 March for a workshop supported by the Council of Europe through the Pompidou Group Technical Assistance and Support project, to advance the 2026โ€“2032 National Drugs and Addictions Strategy.

Participants discussed policy, shared good practices from across Europe, and focused on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and supply reduction.

Angela Paraschiv, State Secretary, Ministry of Health, highlighted:
โ€œ(โ€ฆ) ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜, ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ค๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘”๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘”๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.โ€

More https://go.coe.int/CSu6Z

๐Ÿ”— Preparations are underway for the 38th Network Session of the Co-operation Group of Drug Control Services at Airports ...
16/03/2026

๐Ÿ”— Preparations are underway for the 38th Network Session of the Co-operation Group of Drug Control Services at Airports and Mail Centres, set for 14โ€“15 October 2026 in Athens!

Experts from the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group), joined by the Permanent Correspondents of Austria and Mexico, held an online working session on 13 March to prepare for their 38th Network Session in Athens this October.

Topics included agenda fine-tuning, participant profiles, expert speaker identification, and operational mail centre training possibilities. This Session will also mark the engagement of the Southeast Airports Group into the broader European network, strengthening cross-border co-operation against drug trafficking via air and mail.

Learn more https://go.coe.int/pX2qW

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The Council of Europe has established the Drafting Committee on Risks and Harms of Online and Digital Addictions (BIO-AL...
13/03/2026

The Council of Europe has established the Drafting Committee on Risks and Harms of Online and Digital Addictions (BIO-ALN), following approval by the Committee of Ministers at its 1554th meeting on 12 March 2026.

Operating under the authority of the Committee of Ministers and the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO), BIO-ALN will bring together 15 experts to draft a Recommendation addressing the risks of digital addiction, including online gaming and gambling. This initiative builds on key policy documents and expert findings, aiming to equip member States with effective strategies to protect health, human rights and social well-being in the digital era.

Know more https://go.coe.int/mX0Hi

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๐Ÿ”ต Shaping the future of drug policy ๐Ÿ”ตYesterday at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the Pompidou Group hosted a...
11/03/2026

๐Ÿ”ต Shaping the future of drug policy ๐Ÿ”ต

Yesterday at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the Pompidou Group hosted a dynamic side event on โ€œBalancing Human Rights Considerations in Public Health and Safety.โ€

We explored up-to-date practices and innovative approaches to balancing human rights, public health, and security.

Sincere thanks to the Pompidou Group Permanent Correspondents, participants and collaborators who contributed their expertise and commitment, helping to advance sustainable, people-centred solutions in drug policy.

https://go.coe.int/uljAm

Today in Vienna, Ambassador Gerhard DOUJAK, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Vienna, delivered a statement on beh...
10/03/2026

Today in Vienna, Ambassador Gerhard DOUJAK, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Vienna, delivered a statement on behalf of the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) at the 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). The Group called for stronger international co-operation and balanced, evidence-based drug policies rooted in human rights and public health.

The Pompidou Group remains committed to working with UNODC and international partners in advancing the global response to drugs and addiction.

Read the statement on our website https://go.coe.int/xlZ2a

๐Ÿ•“ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜!Hybrid side event: โ€œBalancing human rights considerations in public health and safetyโ€๐Ÿ“Vienna Internat...
10/03/2026

๐Ÿ•“ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜!

Hybrid side event: โ€œBalancing human rights considerations in public health and safetyโ€

๐Ÿ“Vienna International Centre M7 / Online

This session will spotlight ongoing advances in human rights-focused drug policies, facilitate dialogue on new challenges, and look ahead to future priorities.

Join us at ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐„๐“! https://go.coe.int/uljAm

Tโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘“๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘ก 16:00.

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๐ŸŒ The 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs is underway in Vienna!The Council of Europe International Co-o...
09/03/2026

๐ŸŒ The 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs is underway in Vienna!

The Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) is proud to be taking an active role at this yearโ€™s CND session.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Do not miss our dedicated side event: โ€œBalancing human rights considerations in public health and safetyโ€ (10 March, 16:30โ€“17:30 CET), accessible online, and explore other impactful side events that we are supporting together with our partners from across Europe.

Stay tuned for updates throughout the week! https://go.coe.int/VpZHw

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐’๐ข๐๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ (๐ก๐ฒ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐) ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง โ€œ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ...
06/03/2026

๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž: ๐’๐ข๐๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ (๐ก๐ฒ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐) ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง โ€œ๐๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒโ€

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 10 March 2026 | ๐Ÿ•“ 16:30โ€“17:30 (CET)
๐Ÿ“ Vienna International Center, Room M7 / Online

Organised by the Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions in co-operation with UNODC, and member States such as Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Greece, Malta, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, the EU and the WHO, this event will explore evidence-driven, human rights-based approaches to drug and addiction policies.

Join the event to hear from international experts on the latest policy tools and strategies to advance health and drugs and addictions policies while upholding human rights principles.

The event will be preceded by a welcome coffee and networking session at 16:00.

More information on Council of Europeโ€™s participation to the CND session www.coe.int/pompidou

The Pompidou Group held the second Steering Committee meeting for the project โ€œStrengthening the role of key actors in d...
23/02/2026

The Pompidou Group held the second Steering Committee meeting for the project โ€œStrengthening the role of key actors in drug preventionโ€ in Tbilisi.

Representatives from nine state institutions reviewed 2025 activities, approved the 2026 workplan, and discussed challenges such as gaps in services for minors affected by addiction and the need for evidence-based prevention approaches in education.

Read more https://go.coe.int/u38Su

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