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Correlation – European Harm Reduction Network
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We envision an inclusive and just Europe where people who use drugs and other marginalised & underserved communities have equitable and universal access to social & health care without being discriminated against and stigmatised.
🇲🇩 The Union for Equity and Health is an organisation that provides services focused on health and human rights, including harm reduction, for people in Moldova.

💬 We interviewed the director of the organisation, Ala Iatco, to talk about their activities.

🔗 Read the interview here: buff.ly/yJZXJzg
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📢 Abstract submissions and scholarships for the International Conference on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users 2026 are now open!

👉 Find out more information and apply here: buff.ly/LT5lBwo
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
✊ The Dance for Freedom Protesters Respond to Hungarian Government's War on Drugs

On the 6th of December, two-three thousand people came together in front of the Hungarian Parliament to protest the increasingly harsh drug enforcement.

🎥 Watch Drugreporter’s video to learn more: buff.ly/6NJ07Ii
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This Thursday, we bring together experts from Athens, Berlin and Zurich to share concrete practices, real-world challenges and transferable solutions for cities across Europe. The session is designed to spark peer learning & strengthen local responses to drug-related challenges. 🔗 buff.ly/KKrErKq
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Civil society is the backbone of EU health. We urge Member States: restore #EU4Health operating grants & secure a strong #MFF budget for health in 2028–2034.

👉 Read the full statement here: buff.ly/cUNCaY2
#EU4Health #MFF #EUHealthPolicy #CivilSociety #EUCivilSociety #CivicSpace #PublicHealth
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
❗Statement on the New EU Drugs Strategy❗

🇪🇺 On 8–9 December, C-EHRN and its director, Katrin Schiffer, participated in the EU Civil Society Forum on Drugs meeting. Among the discussion topics was the new EU Drugs Strategy, which was published on the 4th of December.
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💡We are honoured to welcome Insa Holl (Senate Department for Science, Health and Care Berlin) as our speaker for the city of Berlin at the European City Initiative for Drug Policy (ECIDP) Webinar on December 18th!

📅Thursday, December 18th, 15:00-16:00 CET
🔗Register now: buff.ly/3ebbogn
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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The EU must do better: the proposed policing-first approach of the draft Strategy presented by the Commission sidelines harm reduction and omits key human rights guidance.

With 80+ orgs, we call for a balanced, health-centred and rights-based approach!
New EU Drug Strategy risks undermining health, harm reduction and human rights - Joint letter by 84 civil society organisations
We join 83 organisations urging EU Member States to revise the proposed Drug Strategy and reject a trafficking-only Action Plan, to ensure harm reduction, health and human rights remain central to EU drug policy.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🤝 Last week, C-EHRN was one of the co-organisers of the annual conference on mental health and dependence in Brussels, together with Institute for Rational Addiction Policies (IRAP) and Institute for Mental Health and Addiction Studies (IMHAS).
December 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌍 Join the International Chemsex Conference!

📍 Antwerp, Belgium
📅 3 – 5 March 2026

Among the organisers is one of the C-EHRN members, Belgian organisation Vlaams expertisecentrum voor Alcohol en andere Drugs (VAD).

👉 Early bird tickets available until the 15th Dec. More info here: buff.ly/lPzVC3P
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
⭐ The Cyprus National Addictions Authority is a semi-governmental organisation in Cyprus that implements and promotes harm reduction measures.

💡We sat down with Evi Kyprianou and Konstantinos Stylianou to learn more about NAAC's activities.

🔗 Read the full interview here: buff.ly/MClWmY5
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
💡We are honoured to welcome Marios Atzemis (Municipality of Athens) as our speaker for the city of Athens at the European City Initiative for Drug Policy (ECIDP) Webinar!

📅Thursday, December 18th, 15:00-16:00 CET
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/3ebbogn
December 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🌏 We are honoured to welcome Andrea Weiss (Social Welfare Department, Protection and Prevention, City of Zurich) as our speaker for the city of Zurich at the European City Initiative for Drug Policy (ECIDP) Webinar!

📅Thursday, December 18th, 15:00-16:00 CET
🔗 Register now: buff.ly/yrzwQSo
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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IDPC is deeply dismayed at this outcome, stands in solidarity with affected communities, and calls for mobilisation to denounce this injustice.

📄Read & share our full statement: https://f.mtr.cool/cdnxsqxtsw

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WHO upholds coca leaf ban, defying evidence and ignoring Indigenous rights
Despite clear evidence and contravening Indigenous rights, WHO recommends the harshest scheduling for the coca leaf, upholding racist and colonial underpinnings of its ban.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
❤️ Today is #WorldAIDSDay!

💡 We're sharing our new report with insights on how harm reduction organisations are navigating the intersections of drug use, infectious disease care, and broader health & social systems across Europe and neighbouring regions.

🔍 Explore here: buff.ly/xooHBGG

#EU4HBOOST
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🔌The IDPC Drug Decriminalisation [e]Course is back online! ✨

🎓 Learn what decriminalisation is and what it's not, how to advocate for it, and how to design rights-based models.

👉 Access for free & share widely with your networks:
Drug Decriminalisation [e]Course
IDPC’s Drug Decriminalisation [e]Course is a free-to-access online learning course that is open to anyone interested in this important topic.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
🎉 The Beyond Numbers Report has been published!

💡 To support the launch of the report, Eurasian Harm Reduction Association hosted a webinar, where speakers discussed the report in more detail.

Read the report and watch the webinar recording here: buff.ly/pJ3I3yA
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🌍 Webinar Alert: European City Initiative for Drug Policy

Join us on 18 Dec., 15:00 CET for a dynamic session exploring innovative city-level strategies for drug policy and harm reduction across Europe, featuring approaches from Athens, Berlin and Zurich.

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/3ebbogn
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
European AIDS Treatment Group's (@eatgroup.bsky.social) SCOPE project has just opened three opportunities to help community members learn, grow and connect across the WHO European region.

If you want to support peer-driven HIV prevention, apply before the 3rd of December:
SCOPE: EATG Launches Opportunities to Amplify Community Voices in HIV Prevention | EATG
SCOPE is looking for you! We are launching three new opportunities designed to strengthen community leadership and support peer-driven HIV prevention across the WHO European region.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Today is day 1 of #EVAWUD25.

Ending gender-based violence means ending harmful drug policies. Wishing everyone a potent #EVAWUD impact.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🌍 Find out about major national-level developments since Harm Reduction International's (@harmreductionintl.bsky.social) last Global State of Harm Reduction Report! Read the 2025 Update to Key Data here: buff.ly/uk67U3J
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💡TOMORROW💡

Join us and Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) for the webinar about the new report Beyond Numbers: Harm Reduction across South-Eastern Europe, developed under the EU-funded BOOST project.

📅 Date: 25th November 2025
🕐 Time: 13:00 CET
💻 Register here: buff.ly/q62FYJU
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📢 The HIV Prevention Alliance launched the Call to Action!

C-EHRN is proud to be part of the alliance and its mission to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

🔗 The Call to Action is live and you can find the key resources, video explainer and Policy Brief via the website: buff.ly/WoQIA50
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
❗Happening in 1 week❗

Join us for the launch of the new report Beyond Numbers: Harm Reduction across South-Eastern Europe, developed with Eurasian Harm Reduction Association (EHRA) under the EU-funded BOOST project!

📅 Date: 25th November 2025
🕐 Time: 13:00 CET
💻 Register here: buff.ly/q62FYJU
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Registrations are open for the upcoming EU conference on mental health & dependence👉 buff.ly/cjdjX83

The event will explore evidence-based & human rights–oriented approaches to mental health, dependence, and policy solutions.

C-EHRN is joining as a co-organising partner alongside IRAP and IMHAS.
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM