Cooperation Program between
Latin America, the Caribbean and
the European Union on drug policy

Testimonials

«The accompaniment of COPOLAD III is a relevant contribution in the region to advance the social component of drug policies»

Natalia Riffo
Director of SENDA Chile

«COPOLAD supports our effort to stifle illegal economies and give oxygen to the most vulnerable communities. We work together to provide opportunities and innovation in economic and social inclusion to youth who are at risk of falling into drug trafficking networks»

Alexander Rivera
Director of Drug Policy and Related Activities at the Colombian Ministry of Justice and Law

«COPOLAD is a key tool to support the Cooperation and Coordination Mechanism on Drugs between CELAC and the EU»

Elena Álvarez
Deputy Director General for Institutional Relations of the National Plan on Drugs (PNSD)

«We implement COPOLAD with passion and determination to respond together to criminal dynamics, putting at the center respect for human rights and the recovery of territories devastated by drug trafficking»

Antonella Cavallari
Secretary general of International Italo-Latin American Organisation (IILA)

«Drug policies need cooperation because they are a shared problem and a shared responsibility»

Alexis Goosdeel
Director of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA)

«COPOLAD is the adrenaline that current drug policies need»

Andrea Rizzo
Coordinator of the International Relations and Cooperation Office of the National Drug Board of Uruguay

«COPOLAD comes to the countries to listen to what your agenda is and then tries to merge it with theirs. They don’t dictate what you have to do, they listen to your needs and try to help you. This is the part I appreciate most about the Programme»

Collete Browne
National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA)

«Our most sincere thanks for the continued support and collaboration that the COPOLAD III Programme has provided to GAFILAT in our joint fight against drug money laundering»

Esteban Fullín
Executive Secretary of GAFILAT

«Colleagues from other countries have the same problems as we do. The answer to this is to support each other, to exchange experiences, to get a collective view on a common problem, such as new psychoactive substances»

Artur Malczewski
National Center for Addiction Prevention, Poland

«COPOLAD connects public expertise between Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and helps us to promote better public drug policies to address this shared problem in both regions»

Francisco Tierraseca
Director of Foundation for the Internationalisation of Public Administrations (FIAP)