COMMISSION ISSUES EU ALCOHOL STRATEGY
October 2nd, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN
CONTRARY to expectations earlier this year, the drinks industry has been let off relatively lightly in the long-awaited 'communication' (policy paper) from the European Commission on alcohol. The paper sets out five policy priorities, emphasising the protection of young people and children and on the reduction of alcohol-related traffic accidents. But there is to be no coercion on industry to comply. Instead, Brussels suggests that all the EU countries copy examples set by France, Germany, Denmark and Ireland in restricting sales of alcohol to ...
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