EESC opinion: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

EESC opinion: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

Key points

  • The Committee welcomes the proposed Regulation, which aims to extend the role of the Centre, to adapt the operation of its constituent bodies and to remove a number of uncertainties arising from the implementation of the initial Regulation. This reflects the thinking already expressed in previous EESC opinions on the prevention and reduction of the risks associated with drug addiction.
  • The EESC insists that stakeholder civil society organisations be involved in the work of the EMCDDA.
  • In addition, the EESC proposes that the Centre be provided with a Liaison Committee comprising representatives of the European networks that are active in this field and able to provide information in addition to that supplied by the national focal points.

(The national focal points are part of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (REITOX), which is at the Centre's disposal.)