spiritsNEWS September 2016
Spirits sector delighted to note underage drinking is on the decline across most of Europe
The new ESPAD study released on Tuesday confirmed that the efforts made by all stakeholders towards eliminating underage drinking are delivering tangible results (…)
We call on Members States to sign the CETA deal on 18 October 2016
Yesterday, several NGOs were very vocal against Free Trade agreements, TTIP and CETA in particular. Our answer to this demonstration is instead a call for trade to top the EU agenda (…)
Slovenia and Serbia launch a consumer information website to promote responsible drinking
National consumer information websites in 23 EU countries, plus Serbia. All are accessible via the EU portal www.responsibledrinking.eu (…)
Poland: No matter the occasion – drink responsibly!
Spirits producers in Poland launch a large consumer information campaign to address alcohol-related harm (…)
Discover, “Bill” the new figure of the Belgian campaign
Bill knows there is never enought soft drinks at parties; so Bill goes and buy some more; he is the heroe of the party. This is one of the five messages of the new Bill campaign in night shops (...)
Belgium: a 71% increase tax on spirits is clearly not generating the expected revenues
In November 2015, the Belgian Government decided to raise excise tax on alcohol beverages, reinforcing the discrimination against spirits. Result, a net loss of €26m (…)
Great news regarding bottle sizes!
In 2014, the Commission duly launched a review which outcome was published this summer, showing a great level of support in favour of the current legislation on prescribed quantities (…)
Sweden: Concerns that new pricing model in retail monopoly discriminates against spirits
Controversial proposal by Systembolaget - the state-owned retail monopoly – which looks like a protectionist move (…)
