The men's World Cup is fleeting and will only return in 4 years, but its deceptive business model will remain, facilitating the mass marketing of alcohol. Governments must take charge of their role in setting limits on this commercial privilege, rather than acting as partners to the alcohol industry.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2826%2901255-9/fulltext
Le Monde.fr - Mexico
City to ban alcohol sales during Mexico-Czechia game after last week's massive
World Cup celebration
Mexico City's government will ban the sale of alcohol during the World Cup
match between Mexico and Czechia on Wednesday, June 24, when thousands will
gather on downtown streets to watch the game.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/06/23/mexico-city-to-ban-alcohol-sales-during-mexico-czechia-game-after-last-week-s-massive-world-cup-celebration_6754808_4.html
The Guardian (France)
- Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking
point
Parisians will be temporarily banned from drinking alcohol in public as hospitals in
the capital buckle under a deadly heatwave gripping France and
much of Europe.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/26/paris-heatwave-drinking-ban-drinking-alcohol-public
GOV.UK - World Cup
booze ban for 7,300 offenders thanks to crime-cutting alcohol tags
Streets will be safer as thousands of offenders are to be banned from
drinking alcohol during the World Cup this summer as part of the Government’s
commitment to cut booze-fuelled crime.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/world-cup-booze-ban-for-7300-offenders-thanks-to-crime-cutting-alcohol-tags
Macau Business
(Portugal) - Around 1.5M drank alcohol, 1.3M smoked on daily basis in 2025 –
INE
Around 1.5 million residents in Portugal consumed alcohol and 1.3 million
smoked daily in 2025, according to the National Statistics Institute INE, which
identifies men and people aged 45 to 54 as the groups with the highest levels
of consumption.
https://macaubusiness.com/portugal-around-1-5m-drank-alcohol-1-3m-smoked-on-daily-basis-in-2025-ine/
NL Times (Netherlands)
- Even one alcoholic beverage increases chance of cancer, addiction, brain
damage: Study
The Health Council is advising the government to actively discourage
alcohol use and reduce its social acceptability. According to the council, even
a single daily drink carries health risks, and there is no level of alcohol
consumption that can be considered safe.
https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/25/even-one-alcoholic-beverage-increases-chance-cancer-addiction-brain-damage-study
YLE (Finland) - It's
official: Finland approves alcohol home deliveries, Alko outlets open on
Sundays
Changes to Finland's alcohol laws will permit online sales, home delivery
and international sales of alcoholic beverages, as well as more online
marketing of spirits.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20232920
CBC (Canada) - Alberta
government tells AGLC to cancel raise in minimum price for alcohol at bars
Less than two weeks after the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
Commission (AGLC) raised the minimum prices that bars and restaurants need to
charge for alcoholic drinks, the regulatory body has been instructed to change
course.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-aglc-minimum-price-reversal-9.7245308
RTE.ie (Ireland) - Alcohol
dependence down but more treated for harmful use
Fewer people are presenting with alcohol dependence, but more are entering
treatment with harmful or hazardous use, according to the latest figures from
the Health Research Board.
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0624/1580024-alcohol-use-data/
Scripps Research - Immune
molecule may drive excessive drinking in alcohol use disorder
The drugs that keep rheumatoid arthritis in check may one day help people
stop drinking. A new Scripps Research study shows that an anti-inflammatory
molecule, already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat
autoimmune diseases, reduces excessive alcohol consumption in alcohol-dependent
female mice.
https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2026/20260624-roberto-nature-neuroinflammation.html
EU Perspectives (EU) -
Lawmakers back a plan targeting Europe’s biggest killer — and take aim at
tobacco and alcohol
Cardiovascular disease kills around 1.7 million Europeans every year, yet
the EU has never had a dedicated strategy to tackle it. That is now changing
with the Safe Hearts Plan. But as lawmakers backed the initiative on Wednesday,
its parliamentary rapporteur warned that the final compromise fell short of her
ambitions on tobacco and alcohol.
https://euperspectives.eu/2026/06/lawmakers-back-a-plan-targeting-europes-biggest-killer-and-take-aim-at-tobacco-and-alcohol/
EMJ - Alcohol-Related
Liver Disease Shows Dementia Risk
A nationwide cohort study of more than 3 million adults found that dementia
risk varied substantially by steatotic liver disease phenotype and alcohol
consumption pattern, suggesting that liver health and alcohol exposure may have
distinct implications for cognitive outcomes.
https://www.emjreviews.com/neurology/news/alcohol-related-liver-disease-shows-dementia-risk/
WHO Europe - New
WHO collaborating centre dedicated to addressing liver disease in European
Region
To help address this challenge, WHO, Imperial College London and the
European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) have launched the first
WHO collaborating centre in the United Kingdom dedicated to liver disease.
https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/24-06-2026-new-who-collaborating-centre-dedicated-to-addressing-liver-disease-in-european-region
Daily Sabah (Türkiye)
- Yeşilay study spotlights early alcohol use, health risks in Türkiye
The Turkish Green Crescent Society (Yeşilay) on Wednesday released its
latest nationwide study on alcohol consumption, revealing that many individuals
in Türkiye try alcohol for the first time before reaching the age of 18 and
highlighting growing concerns over the health and social impacts of alcohol
use.
https://www.dailysabah.com/turkiye/yesilay-study-spotlights-early-alcohol-use-health-risks-in-turkiye/news/amp
NordAN (Finland) - EHYT:
Alcohol delivery sales approved, consequences will hit especially those in
vulnerable situations
The Finnish Parliament approved on 23 June 2026 a law change allowing home
delivery of alcohol and foreign distance sales by 98 votes to 77. EHYT
considers the decision harmful from the perspective of public health and the
national economy.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/ehyt-alcohol-delivery-sales-approved-consequences-will-hit-especially-those-in-vulnerable-situatio
NordAN (Sweden) - Seven
in ten feel expected to drink alcohol at Midsummer
Togetherness, traditional Midsummer food and the feeling of summer are at
the top of the list of what Swedes see as most important for a successful
Midsummer celebration. Alcohol ranks far lower. Even so, seven in ten people
say there is an expectation to drink alcohol at Midsummer, according to a new
survey from Systembolaget.
https://www.nordicalcohol.org/post/seven-in-ten-feel-expected-to-drink-alcohol-at-midsummer
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