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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-04-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Reform of the conventions on drugs2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030408.3.2-145"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-04-08-Speech-2-1462
lpv:speaker	lp:Minerva Melpomeni Malliori2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, it is commonly acknowledged that we urgently need a coordinated policy at international level to combat drug addiction and drug-related crime. The conference for the mid-term review of the UN action plan to be held in Vienna gives us a chance to hold a scientifically documented debate on the effectiveness of the measures applied to date. The targets set at the session in New York in June 1998 were admittedly rather ambitious. Quite a few points in the plan have been successful, such as a balanced approach between reducing demand and reducing supply and collating statistics so that they are comparable from one country to another. The UN conventions on drugs are an important framework for successful policy. However, they need to be evaluated and updated, taking account of changes which have emerged in the international environment, new data in this specific sector, the effectiveness of pilot programmes and the speed at which new addictive substances are being produced and trafficked. We have a duty to study all this carefully and assess if, in the end, the current conventions are felt to be up-to-date and adequate. Nor should we forget that these conventions were drawn up in 1961, 1971 and 1988. Today's recommendation by the European Parliament basically moves in this direction and I should like to take this opportunity to congratulate the rapporteur. This recommendation does not come down for or against the legalisation of addictive substances. On the contrary, it calls for our policies on this very difficult issue to be up-to-date, adequate, effective and, most importantly, to prevent the problems, not punish the users."@en1

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