The European Commission New Draft Action Plan for 2009-2012
23 September 2008
The European Commission has circulated a draft of the next action plan to member states for their comments This document is due to be debated by member states' representatives at two meetings of the Horizontal Working Group on Drugs (HDG) held, respectively, on 29 September, and 13/14 October 2008. It is the hope of the presidency that, following these meetings, a final draft can be agreed and presented to the European Council for adoption. Unfortunately, this leaves very little time and opportunity for civil society views and suggestions to be incorporated into the final draft. The most constructive process by which this can happen is for NGOs to contact their country delegates to the HDG meetings to promote their views and concerns.