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Brussels waters down EU strategy against alcohol abuse

The European Commission has outlined its strategy on how to tackle alcohol abuse - which causes seven percent of all ill-health and early death in Europe - watering down an earlier draft proposal which had advocated EU-wide measures.

The commission paper adopted on Tuesday (24 October) sets out five priorities, particularly on what needs to be done to protect young people and children, as well as reducing alcohol-related traffic accidents.

Its research shows that about a quarter ...

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