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Pedro Castro reaffirmed in Lugo the local paper on prevention and drug treatment
The President of the FEMP, Pedro Castro, has claimed the role of local governments both in the implementation of drug prevention policies and in caring for people affected and their families, as it has done in opening act Summit of Mayors, Mayors and City Drugs Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, that between now and next 23 is held in Lugo.
More than 200 people representing forty cities in over thirty countries are the venue for this summit, held under the Semester Spanish EU Presidency, aimed to analyze the experiences, actions and policies in field of drug addiction, undertake local governments and its leaders on both sides of the Atlantic.
In the opening ceremony, chaired by the Mayor of the host city, José Clemente Orozco López, have spoken, Pedro Castro addition, the Government Delegate for the National Drug Plan, Carmen Moya, the President of the Diputación de Lugo, José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, or the Special Ambassador for the Coordination of Latin American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other participants.
Influence of the Local Government
On the role of local councils, Pedro Castro has referred to the contributions they have been providing prevention and drug treatment, some contributions are specified in the articulation of effective responses to the problem of drug addiction "from our privileged position proximity to reality, "and that the President of the FEMP summed up by stating that" a social animator on the street is a cop less in the future. "
Social integration policies, prevention or promotion of healthy recreational alternatives for young people and vulnerable groups are some of the actions of local governments. Moreover, under the National Drug Plan, through the agreement signed with the government delegation to the Plan, the FEMP and have allowed local governments to channel and coordinate programs and projects and implement initiatives of interest, them, the biannual call "Good practices in substance abuse" or database of municipal plans for drug dependence.
The Government Delegate for the National Drug Plan, Carmen Moya, Pedro Castro agreed to highlight the relevance municipal actions for prevention, treatment and integration of drug addicts, and welcomed the fact that you are 200 municipalities have a drug plan, especially because in these municipalities account for more than 50% of the population.
Among the attendees, many mayors of Spain and Latin America, some of which are also expected to intervene in the tables of the Forum, as the Mayor of Gijón, Paz Fernández Felgueroso
In the opening ceremony, chaired by the Mayor of the host city, José Clemente Orozco López, have spoken, Pedro Castro addition, the Government Delegate for the National Drug Plan, Carmen Moya, the President of the Diputación de Lugo, José Ramón Gómez Besteiro, or the Special Ambassador for the Coordination of Latin American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other participants.
Influence of the Local Government
On the role of local councils, Pedro Castro has referred to the contributions they have been providing prevention and drug treatment, some contributions are specified in the articulation of effective responses to the problem of drug addiction "from our privileged position proximity to reality, "and that the President of the FEMP summed up by stating that" a social animator on the street is a cop less in the future. "
Social integration policies, prevention or promotion of healthy recreational alternatives for young people and vulnerable groups are some of the actions of local governments. Moreover, under the National Drug Plan, through the agreement signed with the government delegation to the Plan, the FEMP and have allowed local governments to channel and coordinate programs and projects and implement initiatives of interest, them, the biannual call "Good practices in substance abuse" or database of municipal plans for drug dependence.
The Government Delegate for the National Drug Plan, Carmen Moya, Pedro Castro agreed to highlight the relevance municipal actions for prevention, treatment and integration of drug addicts, and welcomed the fact that you are 200 municipalities have a drug plan, especially because in these municipalities account for more than 50% of the population.
Among the attendees, many mayors of Spain and Latin America, some of which are also expected to intervene in the tables of the Forum, as the Mayor of Gijón, Paz Fernández Felgueroso
