3-4 December: Government expert group on dementia meets in Brussels

A new Governmental Expert Group on Dementia has meet for the first time since the European Commission disbanded a similar group in summer 2018. The meetings, facilitated by Alzheimer Europe, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, the Italian Ministry of Health and the Scottish Government, took place from 3-4 December in Brussels.

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4 December: AE lunch debate focuses on Dementia as a priority of EU health programme

Alzheimer Europe (AE) held its final lunch debate of 2018 in the European Parliament on 4 December. The debate focused on the topic of “Dementia as a priority of the EU health programme”.

Hosted by European Alzheimer’s Alliance member Marian Harkin MEP, the debate was well attended with 92 delegates from across Europe.

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4 December: AE organises its fourth Alzheimer’s Association Academy

On 4 and 5 December, Alzheimer Europe (AE) hosted the fourth edition of its annual Alzheimer’s Association Academy. There were 9 expert speakers from European and national institutions/organisations and topics included "Involving carers of people with dementia in Alzheimer’s associations”, “Giving a voice to and involving people with dementia in Alzheimer’s associations”, Challenges for the introduction of Alzheimer’s innovation” and “Promoting the participation of people in dementia research”.

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12 December: MEPs vote to support an increased Horizon Europe budget

The European Parliament has voted in favour of Horizon Europe, the successor to the Horizon 2020 research programme, and called for an increase in the budget to EUR 120 billion – a significant increase in the EUR 94.1 billion proposed by the European Commission.

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