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Thursday, April 25, 2013

In the fight against alcohol misuse, pricing policies are the way to go


Today Members of the European Parliament from various political groups, along with representatives of governments, leading academics and public health organisations, have renewed their support for strong measures to bring down the current high rate of alcohol misuse in Europe.

“If policy-makers are serious about tackling the danger that heavy alcohol use poses to the health of European citizens, they should take care that weak economic arguments do not override public health concerns,” Rebecca Taylor MEP (UK, ALDE).  > > > >  Read More