EU4Monitoring Drugs II

Project Duration
2023 - 2027
Budget
4 million EUR
Status
Ongoing
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Countries covered:

  • Algeria
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Morocco
  • Palestine *
  • Tunisia

Overview

EU4Monitoring Drugs II is a project to help countries neighbouring the European Union to better monitor monitor, assess and respond to contemporary drug issues.

Objectives

Whilst fostering regional cooperation and cooperation between the partner countries and the EU, the project aims to:

  • Increase the technical expertise and capacity of the partner countries for the development of and the contribution to contemporary drug monitoring and response systems;
  • Increase data collection and exchange capabilities for the co-production of strategic analyses on emerging trends and threats in drug markets bordering the EU;
  • Enhance response preparedness of the partner countries for emerging drug-related health and security threats in the EU Neighbourhood.

Actions in brief

The main activities of EU4MD II are: The integration of the partners in the EU networks; the integration with the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) and Mediterranean School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (MedSPAD); drug residue analyses in used syringes; monitoring of drug-related hospital emergencies; assessment of the drug problem based on wastewater analysis; exchange of information on new psychoactive substances; collection and analysis of data on drug-related security threats; collection and analysis of data on drug-related health responses; cholarships to European Winter and Summer Drugs School training on a wide range of drug-related health and security topics.

Thematics
Health