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"en.19991119.2.5-031"2
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"Each Member State has a crucial role in defining its policy on combating drug addiction. We feel that we are upholding a policy which genuinely attacks its causes and effectively combats drug trafficking and the associated money laundering. We are also upholding a policy that does not penalise those who suffer from drug addiction or their families, who should be supported by means of adequate public services, which are free, in terms of treatment and reintegration into society.
But the fight against drug trafficking and money laundering also requires action and coordination at EU level (and at UN level) in the fight that must be developed against powerful criminal organisations which, through illegal activities and money, undermine and tap into the economic and financial system. In order to achieve this, we need a genuinely “strong political will, expressed without any ambiguity”. We also need to turn words into deeds, by mobilising the necessary Community financial resources to combat this tragic situation that affects thousands of drug addicts and their families. We cannot continue to reduce “social costs” in order to meet the criteria imposed on national budgets by the Stability Pact, whilst repeating fine words about social support that are then never actually put into practice. We are convinced that if it has adequate resources, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction based in Lisbon can make a major contribution to deepening the study and the proposals for measures to combat the scourge of drugs."@en1
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