YLE Uutiset (Finland/Estonia) - Special
researcher proposes measures to reduce cross-Gulf booze running
Special researcher
from the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Esa
Österberg claims that the best way to control the “spirit rally”
between Estonia and Finland is to ensure that people are informed
about what is legal and what is not.
BBC (Denmark/Scotland) - Minimum
alcohol pricing: Position of Denmark
Opinions of
European Union member states on Scottish government plans for minimum
alcohol pricing have been released to BBC Scotland. Position of
Denmark on Notification 2012/0394/UK on the draft Alcohol (minimum
price per unit).
The
Norway Post (Norway) - Increased smuggling of alcohol
Increasing amounts
of illegal alcohol are being smuggled into Norway. So far this year,
police has confiscated 54 per cent more beer and 59 per cent more
liquor than in the same period in 2012.
Radio
Sweden (Sweden) - Fraught history behind iconic Swedish
vodka
The Museum of
Spirits in Stockholm just opened an exhibit telling the odd story
behind one of Sweden's most successful exports. For as much as the
Absolut Vodka brand is iconic, its story is also ironic: even as
Sweden was busy producing it, the country was also ramping up
restrictions on alcohol as it struggled to keep its people from
drinking too much.
YLE
uutiset (Finland) - Hashi’s comments fuel alcohol debate
Turku security
guard and freelance journalist Wali Hashi has touched a soft spot
with the Finnish public. His opinion, published in an Yle online
column, that the Finnish way of consuming alcohol is extraordinary
and disgraceful, has sparked heated discussion. Hashi believes that
alcohol is Finland’s greatest problem.
Finland
Times (Finland) - Minister suggests discussions for alcohol
law amendment
The Health and
Social Services Minister, Susanna Huovinen on Mondayunderscored the
necessity for detail discussions to bring amendment in the alcohol
law.
Irish
Times (Ireland) - Ministers favouring alcohol sports ban
told to find new funds
Government
Ministers remain deadlocked over banning alcohol sponsorship in
sport, with those pushing for the move being told they will have to
come up with alternative sources of funding.
Telegraph.co.uk
(UK) - Government U-turn on 'guilt lanes' follows that on alcohol
and cigarettes
First the
Government backed down over minimum pricing for alcohol. Then it
retreated on plain packaging for cigarettes. Now ministers have
thought twice about a proposed ban on confectionery and fattening
foods being displayed at supermarket checkouts – the ''guilt
lanes’’ aimed at luring in shoppers as they head to the till.
STLtoday.com -
Drunk or not, alcohol causes damage over time
My question is
regarding my husband. We have argued several times about his drinking
habits, so I have decided to enlist your help in determining whether
I am making a mountain out of a molehill.
Irish Independent
(Ireland) - Alcohol is a factor in many fatal assaults, says
forensics expert
ALCOHOL plays a
significant role in many fatal assaults that occur on the street, in
licensed premises and at house parties, according to the Deputy State
Pathologist Michael Curtis.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Alcohol syndrome babies slip through safety net
LARGE numbers of
children in Scotland affected by their mothers drinking alcohol
during pregnancy have not been diagnosed, experts suspect.
Telegraph.co.uk
(UK) - Europe's wine producers fight alcohol minimum pricing in
Scotland
France, Spain,
Italy, Portugal and Bulgaria have said the policy is illegal and
ineffective and would have the effect of unfairly protecting
Scotland’s drinks producers from competition.
Scotsman
(Scotland) - Labour in bid to tackle Scotland’s alcohol problem
A FRESH bid is to
be launched to tackle Scotland’s alcohol problem by tagging
bottles, cracking down on drink adverts near schools and banning
tonic wines with a high caffeine content.
Stuff.co.nz (New
Zealand) - Debate looms on city's alcohol policy
The Christchurch
City Council's draft local alcohol policy (LAP) - a provision of the
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 - seeks to minimise
alcohol-related harm in our community, but some fear it could also
kill Christchurch's nightlife and drive young people out of the city.
The Guardian (USA)
- College culture? An alcohol-fueled frenzy of sexual harassment
It's freshman
year. I'm at a new student orientation party at the University of
Pennsylvania, wondering what exactly is in my cup. "Jungle
juice", I'm told, as if that should explain things.
98FM (Ireland) -
Ban On Alcohol Sponsorship Of Sports May Be On The Way
Alcohol Action has
welcomed reports today that the Government has agreed in principle to
ban alcohol sponsorship of sports.
decanter.com
(China) - China austerity affecting corporate alcohol spending,
says study
Chinese companies
are cutting their spending on alcohol in response to a govenment
initiative, but fine wine has not yet been seriously affected, says a
new study.
EIN News -
DESIGNATED DRIVERS OFTEN DO NOT REFRAIN FROM CONSUMING ALCOHOL
When Floridians
go out for a night on the town, it is common these days for them to
arrange for a designated driver to take them home at the end of the
evening. In such cases, people tend to assume that the designated
driver will not consume alcohol during the night.
China Daily
(EU/China) - EU, China step up fight against fake alcohol
The European Union
and China signed a letter of intent on Tuesday to fight the trade in
fake alcohol.
NEWS.com.au
(Australia) - Attorney General's Department suggests raising
drinking age to Citizens' Jury to help reduce alcohol-related
violence
RAISING the legal
drinking age, introducing minimum alcohol pricing and restricting the
number of liquor outlets are some of the ideas put forward by the
Attorney General's Department to help reduce alcohol-related violence
in the city.
The Canberra Times
(Australia) - Push to ban alcohol ads on the field
Alcohol
commercials should be banned from television before 8.30pm and the
alcohol industry prohibited from sponsoring sporting and cultural
events under far-reaching proposals designed to curb the ''control''
of the companies.
The Conversation
(Australia) - Trans-Pacific Partnership rules could block alcohol
warnings
New rules for
alcohol labelling were discussed in Malaysia earlier this week by
countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The proposed
rules could stymie the introduction of effective health warnings on
alcohol products in all the countries involved.
