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On 23 September, the Informal Group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Drug Policy was launched at the European Parliament under the leadership of MEP Vytenis Andriukaitis and

June 26, 2025 — In commemoration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Ukraine hosted a high-level visit by Commissioners of the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian

Vytenis Andriukaitis, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and member of the ECECAD contributed to the round table on April 7, 2025 The round table gathered together decision makers, experts,

Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy hosted a side event at the 68th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.  The new report “The

On December 16, 2024, a national meeting titled “Collective Reflection on the Future of Drug Policy in the Republic of Moldova” was organized with support from ECECACD, the Alliance for

Aleksander Kwasniewski, the former President of Poland and chair of the Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD), inaugurated the 6th European Harm Reduction Conference

President Alexander Kwasniewski, Professor Michel Kazatchkine and Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioners of the Regional Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD) were received by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

At the 67th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna (March 2024), ECECACD co-sponsored four side events, advocating for evidence-based and human rights-oriented drug policies: Public Health Policing:

A series of pivotal meetings convened in Georgia throughout 2023 marked a significant step forward in the campaign to promote effective and humane drug policies across Eastern and Central Europe

The public discussion was aimed at discussing of recommendations to the National Strategy on Drugs until 2030 in the context of EU accession of Ukraine and the respective need to