In 2017, the European marketing Directive will be revised – the only European legislation in the area of alcohol marketing. EUCAM (European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing) and the Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP believe that the Dutch government has to grasp this once in a decade opportunity. EUCAM and STAP believe that the Dutch … Read More →
At December 1st, several European NGO’s (including EUCAM) organised the event “What about our kids?”, that will be hosted by MEP Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Reports about this events: Food Navigator EU Reporter — The Audiovisual Media Services Directive offers a once in a decade opportunity to protect children from commercial communications on alcohol and unhealthy … Read More →
Brussels, 27 September. Today, nearly 40 childrens’ rights, family, consumer, public health, alcohol control, and medical organisations launched a joint call to Members of the European Parliament for ambitious action to free Europe’s children, youth and parents from aggressive marketing of products harmful to health and future well-being. Europe is facing a childhood obesity epidemic … Read More →
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) is seeking a ban on the advertising of certain foods, beverages and alcohol between 7am and 11pm in every EU country, in a bid to protect minors. The European Commission recently published its proposal to revise the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). The AVMSD deals, … Read More →
This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office Online. The above presentation by professor Amandine Garde was originally given on May 31st in the European Parliament at our seminar ‘How do we protect minors from exposure of alcohol marketing?’ and describes the practical possibilities of further restrictions on alcohol marketing in the AVMSD, as … Read More →
This Wednesday, EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger presented the new draft proposal of the AVMSD, which was shockingly devoid of increased restrictions on alcohol advertising. The new proposal follows a 2015 public consultation in which many European health- and consumer organizations indicated they wanted the AVMSD to do a better job at protecting minors against exposure … Read More →
Two powerful Swedish interest groups have turned to the European Commission to try and enforce a complete ban on alcohol advertising on television. Sweden already has a total ban of alcohol advertising on TV, but this regulation is circumvented by Swedish language channels broadcasting from abroad. Both the Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) and the Swedish … Read More →