Commission Visit to Montenegro, 27–30 October
From 27 to 30 October, the Commission conducted a visit to Montenegro. The timing of the visit was highly favorable, providing strong momentum for advancing drug policy reform, given the
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Launch of the Informal Group of Members of the European Parliament on Drug Policy
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
Visit of ECECACD to Ukraine marks International Day against drug abuse and Illicit trafficking
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
Roundtable discussion «European Integration Processes, Legislative Harmonization, and a Balanced Drug Policy Based on Human Rights in Ukraine», 7 April, Kyiv
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,
ECECACD at the 68 th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
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
Planning Drug Policy Reform in Moldova
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
Advocacy for Reform at the International Harm Reduction Conference, Warsaw, December 2-4, 2024
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
High-Level Meeting in Astana on Drug Policy and Opioid Agonist Therapy
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
Advocacy at the 67th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND 2024)
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:
Driving change: efforts to reform drug policies gained traction in Georgia
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