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Call for application for the 2010 European Drug prevention Prize
The Pompidou Group has just launched its 4th Prize and calls for projects to apply. For the first time, projects from all 47 Council of Europe member states are invited to participate. Three youth projects will be rewarded for their innovative work. The Prize will be awarded at the Ministerial Conference taking place on 3-4 November 2010 in Strasbourg.
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Co-operation between international organisations
The 4th meeting of the Inter-agency Group took place in Gdansk on 19 January 2010. Convened once a year by the Polish Presidency of the Pompidou Group, representatives of the Pompidou Group, EMCDDA, EU Presidency Troika, EU Commission, WHO and UNODC meet for an informal consultation on cooperation and programme coordination.
MedNET Conference: adoption of a declaration of commitment
Decision-makers in charge of drug issues from member states of the Mediterranean network (MedNet) who met for the first time in Strasbourg, adopted a declaration to commit themselves to actively support MedNet in the future. They examined the results of a feasibility study on the creation of a Mediterranean monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction, invited Jordan and Egypt to join the network and adopted the network's 2009 activities report and 2010 work programme.
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"The Group must continue being a forum for open debate", C. Luckett
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"We must strengthen coordination between international agencies", P. Jablonski
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Launch of a feasibility study on the creation of a Mediterranean monitoring centre on drugs and drug addiction
To complete this study, a series of missions will take place in October in Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco and Egypt with the aim to determine whether the creation of a monitoring centre will meet the needs of policy-makers of the MedNET member States. The results of this study will be presented during a high level conference on 1st December 2009 in Strasbourg.
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Survey on addictive substances among school children in Lebanon
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon announced during a press conference on 9th October the results of the national MedSPAD Survey "Awareness and practices related to addictive substances among school children". It is the first MedSPAD survey carried out at national level in the MedNET member States.
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A guide to safer night life
Recreational use of drugs in nightlife settings is a common feature among European cities. In order to support the EXASS Net member cities in responding this problem, a guide on the situations and responses found within the European Union has been produced (suite)
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February

4-5, Strasbourg,
Criminal Justice Core Group

9, Algiers,
MedNet Population survey working group

22, Oslo,
EXASS Net, Steering Group

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