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On November 28 – 29, 2011, the Czech Centre in Bucharest was the host of a two days conference as part of our EDPI project - read the report of our Romanian partner, Valentin Simionov and a Czech researcher, Vendula Běláčková

On December 9 the new Polish drug law came into effect and liberalized the drug policy - read the report of our Polish partner, Agnieszka Sieniawska!

Initiative for Health, a harm reduction NGO, organized the first street action in Bulgaria to promote drug policy reform. The event was part of a coordinated international advocacy campaign of the European Drug Policy Initiative - please read the report of our Bulgarian partner!

On December 5, 2011, the Romanian Government issued a new Emergency Ordinance (GED) which amends the current legislation on drugs. More specifically, the new provision simplifies the procedures for amending the lists with controlled substances: from now on it will be easier to criminalize a new substance, once identified.
 

The film crew of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) attended the first meeting of the European Harm Reduction Network (EuroHRN) in Marseille, France. We interviewed professionals and activists from several countries to give you an overview of the current state of harm reduction in Europe – please watch and share our movie!

Video reports of the Count the Costs campaign events organized by the European Drug Policy Initiative in 5 European cities
 

Drug policy reform is possible in countries with conservative public attitudes and repressive policies…