In an open letter published on ME Awareness Day 2020, Evelien Van Den Brink asks the European parliament to make sufficient funds available for scientific research into the long-term consequences of COVID-19. COVID-19 has an enormous impact on European countries. The great number of people who have become infected, the severity of the infection, andContinue reading “Research into the long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Europe Day 2020
Today, 9 May, is Europe Day! A perfect time to celebrate the values of peace and unity on our great continent #EuropeDay On May 9th 1950 French Foreign Minster Robert Schuman presented his plan that would eventually lead to the formation of the European Union. The goal was to maintain peaceful relations between European countries. TheContinue reading “Europe Day 2020”
EU Committee adopts motion for resolution on ME
On Thursday, April 30th 2020 the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament (PETI) adopted the Motion for a Resolution on additional funding for biomedical research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). All 30 votes were in favour of the resolution, there were no abstentions. A press release about the vote was published on the website of the European Parliament.Continue reading “EU Committee adopts motion for resolution on ME”
Voting the ME resolution part I
The Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament will vote on the Short Motion for a Resolution on ME on Thursday, April 30 2020, 10:00 – 12:00 CEST. The draft Motion is available in English in the link below. You can find the announcement of the meeting here. Select your language in the top left corner. The agenda ofContinue reading “Voting the ME resolution part I”
Documents
An overview of all EMEC documents can be found here: Evelien’s response to the European Commission 30-08-2019. The European Commission responded to the petition by Evelien Van Den Brink on 30 August 2019. In her reply, Evelien writes that she appreciates that the European Commission recognises the importance of ME/CFS research but that “unless the Commission introduces specificContinue reading “Documents”