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<\/a><\/div>\nThe Lancet – The Le Monde.fr – Mexico The Guardian (France) GOV.UK – World Cup Macau Business NL Times (Netherlands) YLE (Finland) – It’s CBC (Canada) – Alberta RTE.ie (Ireland) – Alcohol Scripps Research – Immune EU Perspectives (EU) – EMJ – Alcohol-Related WHO Europe – New Daily Sabah (T\u00fcrkiye) NordAN (Finland) – EHYT:
\nbeautiful ad: alcohol promotion at the 2026 men’s World Cup
<\/b>The men’s World Cup is fleeting and will only return in 4 years, but its
\ndeceptive business model will remain, facilitating the mass marketing of
\nalcohol. Governments must take charge of their role in setting limits on this
\ncommercial privilege, rather than acting as partners to the alcohol industry.
\nhttps:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736%2826%2901255-9\/fulltext<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCity to ban alcohol sales during Mexico-Czechia game after last week’s massive
\nWorld Cup celebration
<\/b>Mexico City’s government will ban the sale of alcohol during the World Cup
\nmatch between Mexico and Czechia on Wednesday, June 24, when thousands will
\ngather 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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking
\npoint
<\/b>Parisians will <\/span>\u2060<\/span>be temporarily banned <\/span>\u200b<\/span>from drinking alcohol in public as hospitals in
\nthe capital buckle under a deadly heatwave <\/span>\u200c<\/span>gripping France <\/span>\u200c<\/span>and
\nmuch of Europe.
https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/26\/paris-heatwave-drinking-ban-drinking-alcohol-public<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nbooze ban for 7,300 offenders thanks to crime-cutting alcohol tags
<\/b>Streets will be safer as thousands of offenders are to be banned from
\ndrinking alcohol during the World Cup this summer as part of the Government\u2019s
\ncommitment to cut booze-fuelled crime.
https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/world-cup-booze-ban-for-7300-offenders-thanks-to-crime-cutting-alcohol-tags<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n(Portugal) – Around 1.5M drank alcohol, 1.3M smoked on daily basis in 2025 \u2013
\nINE
<\/b>Around 1.5 million residents in Portugal consumed alcohol and 1.3 million
\nsmoked daily in 2025, according to the National Statistics Institute INE, which
\nidentifies men and people aged 45 to 54 as the groups with the highest levels
\nof consumption.
https:\/\/macaubusiness.com\/portugal-around-1-5m-drank-alcohol-1-3m-smoked-on-daily-basis-in-2025-ine\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Even one alcoholic beverage increases chance of cancer, addiction, brain
\ndamage: Study
<\/b>The Health Council is advising the government to actively discourage
\nalcohol use and reduce its social acceptability. According to the council, even
\na single daily drink carries health risks, and there is no level of alcohol
\nconsumption that can be considered safe.
https:\/\/nltimes.nl\/2026\/06\/25\/even-one-alcoholic-beverage-increases-chance-cancer-addiction-brain-damage-study<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nofficial: Finland approves alcohol home deliveries, Alko outlets open on
\nSundays
<\/b>Changes to Finland’s alcohol laws will permit online sales, home delivery
\nand international sales of alcoholic beverages, as well as more online
\nmarketing of spirits.
https:\/\/yle.fi\/a\/74-20232920<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\ngovernment tells AGLC to cancel raise in minimum price for alcohol at bars
<\/b>Less than two weeks after the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
\nCommission (AGLC) raised the minimum prices that bars and restaurants need to
\ncharge for alcoholic drinks, the regulatory body has been instructed to change
\ncourse.
https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-aglc-minimum-price-reversal-9.7245308<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\ndependence down but more treated for harmful use
<\/b>Fewer people are presenting with alcohol dependence, but more are entering
\ntreatment with harmful or hazardous use, according to the latest figures from
\nthe Health Research Board.
https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/ireland\/2026\/0624\/1580024-alcohol-use-data\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nmolecule may drive excessive drinking in alcohol use disorder
<\/b>The drugs that keep rheumatoid arthritis in check may one day help people
\nstop drinking. A new Scripps Research study shows that an anti-inflammatory
\nmolecule, already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat
\nautoimmune diseases, reduces excessive alcohol consumption in alcohol-dependent
\nfemale mice.
https:\/\/www.scripps.edu\/news-and-events\/press-room\/2026\/20260624-roberto-nature-neuroinflammation.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nLawmakers back a plan targeting Europe\u2019s biggest killer \u2014 and take aim at
\ntobacco and alcohol
<\/b>Cardiovascular disease kills around 1.7 million Europeans every year, yet
\nthe EU has never had a dedicated strategy to tackle it. That is now changing
\nwith the Safe Hearts Plan. But as lawmakers backed the initiative on Wednesday,
\nits parliamentary rapporteur warned that the final compromise fell short of her
\nambitions on tobacco and alcohol.
https:\/\/euperspectives.eu\/2026\/06\/lawmakers-back-a-plan-targeting-europes-biggest-killer-and-take-aim-at-tobacco-and-alcohol\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nLiver Disease Shows Dementia Risk
<\/b>A nationwide cohort study of more than 3 million adults found that dementia
\nrisk varied substantially by steatotic liver disease phenotype and alcohol
\nconsumption pattern, suggesting that liver health and alcohol exposure may have
\ndistinct implications for cognitive outcomes.
https:\/\/www.emjreviews.com\/neurology\/news\/alcohol-related-liver-disease-shows-dementia-risk\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nWHO collaborating centre dedicated to addressing liver disease in European
\nRegion
<\/b>To help address this challenge, WHO, Imperial College London and the
\nEuropean Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) have launched the first
\nWHO 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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\n– Ye\u015filay study spotlights early alcohol use, health risks in T\u00fcrkiye
<\/b>The Turkish Green Crescent Society (Ye\u015filay) on Wednesday released its
\nlatest nationwide study on alcohol consumption, revealing that many individuals
\nin T\u00fcrkiye try alcohol for the first time before reaching the age of 18 and
\nhighlighting growing concerns over the health and social impacts of alcohol
\nuse.
https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/turkiye\/yesilay-study-spotlights-early-alcohol-use-health-risks-in-turkiye\/news\/amp<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlcohol delivery sales approved, consequences will hit especially those in
\nvulnerable situations
<\/b>The Finnish Parliament approved on 23 June 2026 a law change allowing home
\ndelivery of alcohol and foreign distance sales by 98 votes to 77. EHYT
\nconsiders the decision harmful from the perspective of public health and the
\nnational economy.
https:\/\/www.nordicalcohol.org\/post\/ehyt-alcohol-delivery-sales-approved-consequences-will-hit-especially-those-in-vulnerable-situatio<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n