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A new draft report from the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health has put alcohol labelling back at the centre of EU cancer policy. Published on 23 March 2026 and advanced in committee on 14 April, the report calls on the European Commission to move forward with legislative proposals on alcohol health warnings “without further delay.”

The European Parliament adopted its World Cancer Day resolution on 12 February 2026, but rejected amendments that would have strengthened the wording on alcohol and cancer. A proposal to state that “no level of alcohol consumption is safe” was voted down, with the final text retaining a more cautious reference to WHO and IARC awareness of the link between alcohol and cancer. The vote revealed internal divisions across several political groups.