Making Policy in the EU: The Case of the Council Recommendation on the Drinking of Alcohol by Young People Export

@article{citeulike:2295042, abstract = {In 2001, the Health Ministers in the European Union (EU) adopted a Council recommendation on the drinking of alcohol by young people. The present article discusses why and how it was adopted, as well as what the policy implications of this recommendation are for the member states. It is illustrated how common action in the area of public health can be justified, as well as what role the various EU institutions play in this kind of decision-making processes. It is concluded that the political significance of this recommendation to a large degree is determined by how it will be followed up at the EU-level.}, author = {Ugland, Trygve}, citeulike-article-id = {2295042}, journal = {Contemporay Drug Problems}, keywords = {alcohol, eu, policy}, number = {4}, pages = {739--755}, posted-at = {2008-01-27 15:54:44}, priority = {0}, title = {Making Policy in the EU: The Case of the Council Recommendation on the Drinking of Alcohol by Young People}, volume = {30}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2295042 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2295042 N2 - In 2001, the Health Ministers in the European Union (EU) adopted a Council recommendation on the drinking of alcohol by young people. The present article discusses why and how it was adopted, as well as what the policy implications of this recommendation are for the member states. It is illustrated how common action in the area of public health can be justified, as well as what role the various EU institutions play in this kind of decision-making processes. It is concluded that the political significance of this recommendation to a large degree is determined by how it will be followed up at the EU-level. IS - 4 JF - Contemporay Drug Problems EP - 755 TI - Making Policy in the EU: The Case of the Council Recommendation on the Drinking of Alcohol by Young People VL - 30 SP - 739 KW - alcohol KW - eu KW - policy AU - Ugland, Trygve PY - 2003/// ER -