New European Union Drugs Agency to strengthen bloc’s response to illicit drugs

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) has been officially rebranded as the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA).

Under the new title, EUDA will continue to collect, analyse and disseminate drug data, but will have a broader and more proactive remit with the goal of strengthening the EU’s response to emerging health and security challenges posed by illicit drugs.

The work will be organised around anticipating future drug-related challenges and their consequences, issuing real-time alerts on new drug risks and threats to health and security and helping the EU and its member states strengthen their responses to these risks.