Follow-up to the Written Declaration on Epilepsy
24.4.2013
Question for written answer E-004601-13
to the Commission
Rule 117
Gay Mitchell (PPE) , Peter Skinner (S&D) , Charles Tannock (ECR) , Marianne Thyssen (PPE) , Angelika Werthmann (ALDE) , Nathalie Griesbeck (ALDE) , Nirj Deva (ECR) , Filip Kaczmarek (PPE) , Diane Dodds (NI) , Nessa Childers (S&D) , Emer Costello (S&D) , Marian Harkin (ALDE) , Michael Cashman (S&D) , David Casa (PPE) , Mairead McGuinness (PPE) , Wim van de Camp (PPE) , Hannu Takkula (ALDE) , András Gyürk (PPE) , Struan Stevenson (ECR) , Evgeni Kirilov (S&D) , Pavel Poc (S&D) , Francisco José Millán Mon (PPE) , Pat the Cope Gallagher (ALDE) , Giancarlo Scottà (EFD) , Zuzana Roithová (PPE) , Miroslav Ouzký (ECR) , Miroslav Mikolášik (PPE)
The Written Declaration on Epilepsy was passed by Parliament by an overwhelming majority in September 2011. Amongst other issues, the Written Declaration on Epilepsy called on the Commission and the Council to:
- 1.encourage research and innovation in the area of prevention and early diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy;
- 2.prioritise epilepsy as a major disease that imposes a significant burden across Europe;
- 3.take initiatives to encourage Member States to ensure equal quality of life, in areas such as education, employment, transport, and public healthcare for people with epilepsy.
What steps has the Commission taken to comply with the measures outlined in the Written Declaration on Epilepsy since it was passed? Furthermore, could the Commission provide concrete examples of the initiatives it has taken to reduce the burden of epilepsy across Europe?
Finally, the Commission has decided to make May 2013 the European Month of the Brain. As epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder in Europe, what initiatives has the Commission taken to integrate epilepsy within the European Month of the Brain?
OJ C 35 E, 06/02/2014