Alzheimer Europe has signed the Oslo Declaration, which calls for the implementation of a range of measures intended to reduce alcohol harms. The declaration was made during the 9th European Alcohol Policy Conference Statement, which took place in Oslo, Norway, on 16 and 17 June 2022.
The key messages of the declaration include:
1. National governments and the EU should regulate alcohol based on the WHO’s evidence-based Global Alcohol Action Plan to achieve its ambitious targets by 2030
2. National governments should cooperate to implement the evidence-based WHO Best Buys and SAFER recommendations, focussed on price, availability and marketing of alcohol
3. EU level regulation should reflect public support for mandatory ingredient, nutrition declaration and warning labels on alcohol products, so empowering properly informed consumer decisions
4. National governments and the EU should make sure that health policy-making processes are protected from alcohol industry interference
5. National governments should tax alcohol products related to alcohol content. This should be index-linked and increased regularly in line with economic and health indicators
6. National governments should restrict or ban the marketing exposure of alcohol products, particularly to young people and children and other vulnerable groups
7. Governments should recognise and support the pivotal role of civil society organisations in preventing and reducing alcohol harm.
The full declaration is available at: https://europeanalcoholpolicyconference.org/the-oslo-declaration/
