05/04/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/04/2026 09:51
In the margins of the European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Yerevan, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, jointly chaired the second meeting of the European Coalition against Drugs (ECAD) today - the Italian-French initiative aimed at concretely strengthening cooperation within the EPC framework in fighting drug trafficking, including synthetic drugs, and in preventing and helping people recover from addiction.
The signatory nations, the EU institutions, and the Council of Europe discussed the concrete cooperation initiatives proposed by Italy and France for 2026 and adopted a new joint statement to guide their work over the coming months.