World UK Tories' support for Orban: Orban is not Hungary, like the Conservative Party is not the UK | View
World UK Tories' support for Orban: Orban is not Hungary, like the Conservative Party is not the UK | View
brussels bureau 06/06/2017 Drug report warning over powerful opioids The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction report warns of criminal gang links
France 28/05/2017 France wants to scrap prison terms for cannabis use France will introduce a new law by the end of the year to soften punishments for cannabis use, officials say. The legislation, a key promise of
Greece 06/03/2017 Greek police put on show major drugs haul Greek authorities have presented the haul they seized in a major drugs raid at the weekend.
United Kingdom 23/02/2017 Cannabis farm found in disused nuclear bunker Thousands of cannabis plants found in shelter built for UK government officials in the event of a nuclear strike
Germany 04/02/2017 Germany's biggest ever cocaine haul seized Customs officials in Germany have put on display the country’s biggest ever cocaine haul.
Ireland 30/12/2016 Could Ireland get even greener? As Ireland decides whether to follow suit and decriminalise marijuana, we take a look at the reported pros and cons.
Finland 29/12/2016 Former head of Helsinki drug squad sentenced in drug smuggling scandal In a rare corruption case in Finland - ranked the second least corrupt country in the world - the former anti-drug chief was handed a 10 year sentence.
world news 07/12/2016 One quarter of people living in the EU smoke tobacco, new statistics reveal One quarter of persons living in the EU smoke tobacco, and one in every five is passively exposed to tobacco smoke, says new Eurostat report
world news 28/10/2016 Has the West covered up its own sports drug cheats? Russia fielded a diminished Olympic team at Rio 2016, and its Paralympic team was excluded entirely, after findings of widespread, state-orchestrated doping.
Sport 27/10/2016 IOC strip three Kazakh weightlifters of 2012 Olympic gold medals The International Olympic Committee dealt another blow to drugs cheats on Thursday when they disqualified eight athletes from the 2012 Games in London.
Denmark 02/09/2016 Residents of Copenhagen's Christiania demolish cannabis huts after shooting Residents of Copenhagen’s so-called free town of Christiania began tearing down stalls selling cannabis.
world news 31/05/2016 Five key trends in Europe’s drug market Europe’s drugs agency has today released an 84-page report about the latest developments around narcotics on the continent.
United Kingdom 19/05/2016 Superbugs could kill ‘10 million people a year by 2050’ The world is losing the battle against superbugs, according to a new report commissioned by the UK government. Ten million lives a year and a
world news 04/05/2016 Germany to legalise medicinal marijuana Germany is to legalise "cannabis":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis for medical purposes early next year, according to health minister Hermann Gröhe.
brussels bureau 05/04/2016 Europeans spend over 24 billion euros a year on illegal drugs, new study finds Europeans spend more than 24 billion euros a year on illicit drugs, according to a new report published on Tuesday. The joint EU-Europol study found
insiders 23/03/2016 Call for witnesses: Buying legal highs online In April, Euronews will launch its new Insiders programme. Taking up from our successful Reporter series, the weekly show will uncover the truth
Romania 29/07/2015 Romanian police make record heroin seizure Police in Romania have made the country’s record seizure of heroin, recovering 333 kilograms of the drug with an estimated street value of over 40
world news 22/07/2015 Berlin uncovers 'biggest ever' crystal meth stash Police in Berlin say they have found the German capital’s biggest ever stash of crystal meth. Some 4.5 kg of metamphetamine, with an estimated
Poland 12/07/2015 Poland: 'Strongman' drugs scare puts 150 people in hospital More than 150 people have been taken to hospital in southern Poland with the symptoms of drug poisoning after taking a substance called ‘Strongman’
brussels bureau 04/06/2015 Europe has gone to pot: marijuana still most popular drug in the EU Marijuana is still the most-used drug in Europe, according to a new EU report released on Thursday. Seventy-nine million Europeans have tried it at
