Germany’s commissioner for drugs wants to raise legal drinking age to 18
Germany | The Federal Government Commissioner for Addiction and Drugs, Burkhard Blienert, a Social Democrat, has spoken out in favour of raising the legal drinking age for beer and wine to 18, from currently 16. “For me, there are many medical arguments in favour of raising the legal drinking age for beer, wine and sparkling wine to 18,” he told the newspaper Die Welt on 18 February 2022.