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"Madam President, I voted in favour of this report on the EU Alcohol Strategy.
In Ireland, alcohol measures cost an estimated EUR 3.7 billion a year, working out at over EUR 3 000 per tax payer. Unsurprisingly, allowing alcohol companies to self-regulate has failed to tackle the serious public health and public disturbance costs alcohol has for our society. One of the world’s largest drink companies, Diageo, has recently stepped down from a so-called ‘responsible drinking’ campaign in Ireland, where its attempts to tamper with, and dampen, the public health message were clear.
It is unfortunate that alcohol sponsorship in sporting events was not included by the Irish government in its alcohol bill earlier this year. Well-funded positive images of alcohol use from companies such as Diageo outweigh those of public health campaigns and have a powerful influence on young people. It is the role of Member States to counter this influence. Information and education campaigns can play a key role here, whilst the European Commission should help to share best practice.
I welcome the reference in the report to a nutritional labelling regulation, because the Commission is dragging its feet. It was meant to come forward in December with a report on the possibility of including alcohol in nutritional labelling with a view to proposing legislation. If we are able to know the calorie content of a Mars bar, what, apart from industry concerns for their profit margins, is stopping us from knowing the same information for alcoholic beverages?"@en1
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