The Committee on Petitions plans to discuss the progress of petition 0204/2019 on funding for research on myalgic encephalomyelitis. EMEC member Evelien Van Den Brink will give a short speech during the meeting.
The meeting is planned to take place in Brussels on 1 December 2021. The petition on myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is scheduled to be dealt with at around 10:15 CET.
Evelien Van Den Brink, ME/CFS patient and one of the founders of the European ME Coalition (EMEC), is allowed to participate in the meeting by way of a remote connection. As the petitioner, she will present the petition and give the Members of the Committee an update seen from the patient perspective.
Usually, the petitioner will be allowed to make a presentation before the European Commission addresses the issue. Thereafter, the Members of the Committee will discuss the petition and formulate their response.
You can follow the Committee proceedings as a webcast via the following link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/peti/home/highlights
You can either watch live or at a later time. A recording will be available from the day after the meeting.