France urges EU to 'wake up' as drug crime spreads across Europe

Speaking ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday, Barrot said Europe needed to wake up to the scale of the challenge.Drug trafficking, he warned, was now touching every corner of the bloc, with serious consequences for public health and safety. These sanctions will hit them where it hurts namely in their wallets to eradicate the problem at its root, he said.The proposal marks Fr

Nov 21, 2025 - 10:00
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Speaking ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday, Barrot said Europe needed to wake up to the scale of the challenge.

Drug trafficking, he warned, was now touching every corner of the bloc, with serious consequences for public health and safety. These sanctions will hit them where it hurts namely in their wallets to eradicate the problem at its root, he said.

The proposal marks Fr

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