We, at the European ME Coalition (EMEC), call on the candidates in the European elections to commit their support for people suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) by endorsing our pledge. The 2024 European elections take place from 6 to 9 June. You can ask your national candidates to sign the pledge and supportContinue reading “Write to your EU-candidate”
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A new response from the EU Commission
In February 2022, a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) headed by Pascal Arimont wrote several letters on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) to the European Commission. This article provides an overview of the Commission’s response to these letters. The MEPs, who form the parliamentary interest group for ME/CFS, highlighted the lack ofContinue reading “A new response from the EU Commission”
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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”