Six months after the NordAN conference in Riga, the Riga+6 online meeting will bring participants back together to review recent developments in alcohol and drug policy, revisit key themes from the original conference, and look ahead to the next NordAN gathering in the Faroe Islands.

Landmark victory in Iceland! Yesterday, the Reykjanes District Court ruled that domestic online alcohol sales by private companies violate the state monopoly. The guilty verdict against the retailer Smáríkið effectively shuts the infamous legal loophole used by private sellers. Prevention organizations, supported by NordAN, are celebrating this decision as a crucial win for public health policy. The political battle now intensifies as Parliament considers pending legislation

Movendi Sweden welcomes the government's proposal for a lobbying transparency register, which is scheduled for formal submission to the Riksdag today, April 7. "This is an issue we have championed for a long time," states President Kristina Sperkova. "A lobbying register is an essential first step to making the power dynamics surrounding political decisions more visible and to exposing the commercial interests that currently exert significant influence over policy.

NordAN’s Open Day in Copenhagen brought together Nordic and Baltic partners to discuss alcohol age limits, youth drinking and local policy action. Presentations from NordAN, WHO Europe, Blue Cross Denmark, Alkohol & Samfund, the Danish Cancer Society, NTAKK and WHO highlighted both the political contest around age limits and the evidence supporting stronger alcohol policy.