EMEC co-founder Evelien Van Den Brink has submitted petition No 0204/2019 on a request for funding for biomedical research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. The petition has received strong support from the ME/CFS community and has been signed 14.000 times In March 2019 Dutch ME/CFS patient Evelien Van Den Brink submitted petition No 0204/2019 to the EuropeanContinue reading “Petition”
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Resolution
On 17 June 2020, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on additional funding for biomedical research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). 676 members of parliament voted in favour, 4 against with 8 abstentions. This is the first-ever resolution on ME adopted by the European Parliament and it could mean a historic breakthrough for scientific research intoContinue reading “Resolution”
Open letter
More than one hundred scientists have signed an open letter calling for more European research into the illness Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). The open letter and a full list of signees is available below. Open letter on funding for biomedical research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitisin the European Union Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), sometimes referred to asContinue reading “Open letter”