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Making Policy in the European Union: The Council Recommendation on the Drinking of Alcohol by Young People Trygve Ugland Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research (SIRUS) o Working paper n . 05/02 All rights reserved No part of this paper may be reproduced in any form without permission of the author © Trygve Ugland (2002) 1 ©Trygve Ugland – Making Policy in the EU: The Council Recommendation on the Drinking of … Making Policy in the European Union: The Council Recommendation on the Drinking of Alcohol by Young People © Trygve Ugland∗ On 5 June 2001, the Health Ministers in European Union (EU) adopted a Council recommendation on the drinking of alcohol by young people (Council of Ministers, 2001a). The member states are here invited to take common action to address the problem of under-age drinking through education and information, and to strengthen the enforcement of rules on alcohol sales. Further, the recommendation calls on al- cohol producers and retailers to communicate in a responsible way and to enforce self -regulatory rules on advertising. Towards this aim, national governments and the In- dustry are encouraged to ensure that alcoholic beverages are not designed or promoted to appeal to youngsters. The adoption of this recommendation may seem puzzling to many observers. The primary EU project has been considered to be one of market building and economic integration, while the are