At the 17th Ministerial Conference of the Pompidou Group (Stavanger, 27-28 November 2018), member states elected Portugal to supervise the Group’s work in the next four years, in order to ensure that the Group’s activities outlined in its work programme best meet their priorities and needs. « Under the Portuguese Presidency, the Pompidou Group will continue to be an active player on bringing the public health and the respect of human rights to the forefront of drug policy » said Raquel Duarte, Secretary of State of Health of Portugal. The Vice-Presidency will be assumed by Poland, taking over the role from Italy, for the same period. Portugal, working closely with Poland, will ensure the political representation of the Pompidou Group towards the governments of member and non-member states, as well as international organisations.