6 February 2009: Adoption of Written Declaration on Alzheimer's Disease
EU Action on Dementia
On 6 February 2009, the European Parliament adopted Written Declaration 80/2008 on the priorities in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, in which MEPs call on the European Commission and the Member States to recognise Alzheimer’s disease as a European public health priority and to develop a European Action Plan. According to this important call, the European Union should promote pan-European research and collaborate in order to improve early diagnosis and the quality of life of people with dementia and their carers. Furthermore, the Declaration explicitly recognises the important role of Alzheimer associations and asks for their activities to be supported.
The Written Declaration was launched by MEPs Françoise Grossetête (France), John Bowis (United Kingdom), Katalin Levai (Hungary), Jan Tadeusz Masiel (Poland) and Antonios Trakatellis (Greece) and gathered the support of 465 Members of the European Parliament from all 27 countries of the European Union and all political groups. Speaking on behalf of her colleagues, Françoise Grossetête stated, “As Chairperson of the European Alzheimer’s Alliance, I am greatly encouraged that my colleagues in the European Parliament share my conviction that the European Union cannot ignore the lives of the 6.1 million Europeans who currently have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Our Alliance was created with the aim of making dementia a European priority and I am truly delighted that our campaign has resulted in this great success. I am convinced that this initiative will result in greater European collaboration on Alzheimer’s disease and concrete measures which will improve the quality of life of people with dementia and carers alike”.
Jean Georges, Executive Director of Alzheimer Europe welcomed the European Parliament initiative and stated, “Alzheimer Europe would like to thank the authors of the Written Declaration for their incredible support in passing this important initiative and in convincing their colleagues that the time for European action on dementia is now. The European Parliament has clearly demonstrated that Alzheimer’s disease does not recognise any geographical borders or political differences. To have support from all 27 European countries and all political groups in the European Parliament for our campaign has been truly awe-inspiring. We promise to give our continued support to the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Member States for the development of a European Action Plan”.
The following Members of the European Parliament signed Written Declaration 80/2008:
Austria
- Berger Maria
- Ettl Harald
- Karas Othmar
- Pirker Hubert
- Prets Christa
- Resetarits Karin
- Rübig Paul
- Schierhuber Agnes
- Swoboda Hannes
Belgium
- Belet Ivo
- Brepoels Frieda
- Busquin Philippe
- Claeys Philip
- Corda Giovanna
- Dehaene Jean-Luc
- Deprez Gérard
- De Vits Mia
- El Khadraoui Saïd
- Grosch Mathieu
- Langendries Raymond
- Neyts-Uyttebroeck Annemie
- Ries Frédérique
- Staes Bart
- Sterckx Dirk
- Thyssen Marianne
- Van Lancker Anne
Bulgaria
- Baeva Mariela Velichkova
- Binev Slavi
- Hyusmenova Filiz Hakaeva
- Jeleva Rumiana
- Kazak Metin
- Kirilov Evgeni
- Lyubcheva Marusya Ivanova
- Mladenov Nickolay
- Panayotov Vladko Todorov
- Paparizov Atanas
- Raeva Bilyana Ilieva
- Stavreva Petya
- Stoyanov Dimitar
- Urutchev Vladimir
- Vigenin Kristian
- Zdravkova Dushana
Cyprus
- Adamou Adamos
- Demetriou Panayiotis
- Kasoulides Ioannis
- Matsakis Mario
- Matsis Yiannakis
- Triantaphyllides Kyriacos
Czech Republic
- Cabrnoch Milan
- Flasarová Vera
- Hybasjová Jana
- Kohlíček Jaromír
- Maštálka Jiří
- Ransdorf Miloslav
- Remek Vladimír
- Roithova Zuzana
- Rouček Libor
- Škottová Nina
- Stroz Daniel
- Vlasák Oldřich
- Zahradil Jan
- Zatloukai Tomas
- Zelezny Vladimir
- Zvěřina Jaroslav
Denmark
- Auken Margrete
- Busk Niels
- Camre Mogens
- Christensen Ole
- Jensen Anne E.
- Lebech Johannes
- Rasmussen Poul Nyrup
- Riis-Jørgensen Karin
- Sondergaard Soren Bo
- Thomsen Britta
Estonia
- Mikka Marianne
- Oviir Siiri
Finland
- Itälä Ville
- Lax Henrik
- Myller Riitta
- Paasilinna Reino
- Pietikäinen Sirpa
- Seppänen Esko
- Takkula Hannu
France
- Arif Kader
- Audy Jean-Pierre
- Beaupuy Jean Marie
- Bennahmias Jean-Luc
- Bono Guy
- Cavada Jean-Marie
- Cornillet Thierry
- Daul Joseph
- De Sarnez Marielle
- Descamps Marie-Hélène
- De Veyrac Christine
- Douay Brigitte
- Fontaine Nicole
- Fouré Brigitte
- Fourtou Janelly
- Gaubert Patrick
- Gauzès Jean-Paul
- Gibault Claire
- Gollnisch Bruno
- Griesbeck Nathalie
- Grossetête Françoise
- Guellec Ambroise
- Jouye de Grandmaison Madeleine
- Lamassoure Alain
- Lang Carl
- Laperrouze Anne
- Lefrançois Roselyne
- Lehideux Bernard
- Le Rachinel Fernand
- Lienemann Marie Noëlle
- Lipietz Alain
- Louis Patrick
- Martinez Jean-Claude
- Mathieu Véronique
- Morillon Philippe
- Morin Elisabeth
- Onesta Gérard
- Saïfi Tokia
- Savary Gilles
- Schenardi Lydia
- Sudre Margie
- Teychenné Michel
- Toubon Jacques
- Trautmann Catherine
- Vatanen Ari
- Vergnaud Bernadette
- Vlasto Dominique
- Weber Henri
- Wurtz Henri
Germany
- Beer Angelika
- Brie André
- Bullmann Udo
- Cramer Michael
- Gröner Lissy
- Hoppenstedt Karsten Friedrich
- Horacek Milan
- Kallenbach Gisela
- Kaufmann Sylvia-Yvonne
- Klass Christa
- Lauk Kurt Joachim
- Niebler Angelika
- Özdemir Cem
- Posdorf Horst
- Posselt Bernd
- Roth-Behrendt Dagmar
- Rühle Heide
- Schmidt Frithjof
- Sommer Renate
- Wagenknecht Sahra
- Zimmer Gabriele
Greece
- Angelakas Emmanouil
- Arnaoutakis Stavros
- Batzeli Katerina
- Botopoulos Costas
- Dimitrakopoulos Giorgos
- Droutsas Konstantinos
- Georgiou Georgios
- Gklavakis Ioannis
- Koppa Maria Eleni
- Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi
- Lambrinidis Stavros
- Matsouka Maria
- Mavrommatis Manolis
- Pafilis Athanasios
- Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie
- Papadimoulis Dimitrios
- Papastamkos Georgios
- Podimata Anni
- Schinas Margaritis
- Toussas Georgios
- Trakatellis Antonios
- Tzampazi Evangelia
- Vakalis Nikolaos
- Varvitsiotis Ioannis
Hungary
- Becsey Zsolt Laszlo
- Dobolyi Alexandra
- Gal Kinga
- Gurmai Zita
- Hanargozó Gábor
- Hegyi Gyula
- Herczog Edit
- Jaroka Livia
- Kósáné Kovács Magda
- Lévai Katalin
- Mohacsi Viktoria
- Olajos Peter
- Öry Csaba
- Schmitt Pal
- Schöpflin György
- Szájer József
- Szent-Ivanyi Istvan
- Tabajdi Csaba Sandor
Ireland
- Aylward Liam
- Burke Colm
- Crowley Brian
- de Rossa Proinsias
- Doyle Avril
- Harkin Marian
- McGuinness Mairead
- Mitchell Gay
- Ó Neachtain Seán
- Ryan Eoin
- Sinnott Kathy
Italy
- Agnoletto Vittorio
- Albertini Gabriele
- Antoniozzi Alfredo
- Bartolozzi Paolo
- Basile Domenico Antonio
- Battilocchio Alessandro
- Bonsignore Vito
- Borghezio Mario
- Boso Erminio Enzo
- Braghetto Iles
- Calia Maddalena
- Cappato Marco
- Carollo Giorgio
- Chiesa Giulietto
- Ciani Fabio
- Cocilovo Luigi
- Fatuzzo Carlo
- Foglietta Alessandro
- Frassoni Monica
- Gardini Elisabetta
- Gawronski Jas
- Giuntini Monica
- Kusstatscher Sepp
- Losco Andrea
- Lo Curto Eleonora
- Marini Catisucia
- Mauro Mario
- Morgantini Luisa
- Musacchio Roberto
- Muscardini Cristiana
- Napoletano Pasqualina
- Patriciello Aldo
- Pitella Gianni
- Prodi Vittorio
- Rivera Giovanni
- Rizzo Marco
- Robusti Giovanni
- Romagnoli Luca
- Susta Gianluca
- Tatarella Salvatore
- Toia Patrizia
- Veneto Armando
- Veraldi Donato Tommaso
- Zani Mauro
- Zappalà Stefano
Latvia
- Andrejevs Georgs
- Krasts Guntars
- Kristovskis Ģirts Valdis
- Piks Rihards
- Zdanoka Tatiana
Lithuania
- Andrikiene Laima Liucija
- Budreikaitė Danutė
- Dičkutė Jolanta
- Maldeikis Eugenijus
- Paleckis Justas Vincas
- Sakalas Aloyzas
Luxembourg
- Goebbels Robert
- Hennicot-Schoepges Erna
- Lulling Astrid
- Spautz Jean
- Turmes Claude
Malta
- Attard-Montalto John
- Bedingfield Glen
- Busuttil Simon
- Casa David
Netherlands
- Belder Bastiaan
- Blokland Johannes
- Bozkurt Emine
- Buitenweg Kathalijne Maria
- Corbey Dorette
- Cremers Jan
- Doorn Bert
- Hennis-Plasschaert Jeanine
- Jacobs Lily
- de Lange Esther
- Liotard Kartika Tamara
- Manders Toine
- Martens Maris
- van Nistelrooij Lambert
- Oomen-Ruijten Ria
- Wortmann-Kool Corien
Poland
- Chmielewski Zdzisklaw Kazimierz
- Chruszcz Sylwester
- Czarnecki Marek Aleksander
- Czarnecki Ryszard
- Foltyn-Kubicka Hanna
- Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Hoanna
- Grabowski Dariusz Maciej
- Golik Bogdan
- Handzlik Małgorzata
- Janowski Mieczysław Edmund
- Kaczmarek Filip
- Krupa Urszula
- Kuc Wiesław Stefan
- Kuzmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof
- Liberadki Boguslaw
- Libicki Marcin
- Masiel Jan Tadeusz
- Olbrycht Jan
- Pek Bogdan
- Pinior Jozef
- Podkański Zdzisław Zbigniew
- Protasiewicz Jacek
- Rogalski Boguslaw
- Rutowicz Leopold Józef
- Saryusz-Wolski Jacek
- Siekerski Czeslaw Adam
- Staniszewska Grażyna
- Szejna Andrzej Jan
- Tomaszewska Ewa
- Tomczak Witold
- Wielowieyski Andrzej
- Wojciechowski Bernard
- Wojciechowski Janusz
- Zapalowski Andrzej Tomasz
- Zaleski Zbigniew
- Zwiefka Tadeusz
Portugal
- Capoulas Santos Luis Manuel
- Casaca Paulo
- Coelho, Carlos
- Esteves Maria da Assunção
- Estrela Edite
- Fernandes Emanuel Jardim
- Ferreira Elisa
- Figueiredo Ilda
- França Armando
- Freitas Duarte
- Gomes Ana Maria
- Guerreiro Pedro
- Madeira Jamila
- Marques Sérgio
- Pinheiro João de Deus
- Portas Miguel
- Queiró Luis
- Ribeiro e Castro José
- Santos Manuel António dos
- Silva Peneda José Albino
Romania
- Bodu Sebastian Valentin
- Bulzesc Nicodim
- Buşoi Cristian Silviu
- Cretu Gabriela
- Csibi Magor Imre
- David Dragoş Florin
- Dumitriu Constantin
- Filip Petru
- Manescu Ramona Nicole
- Marinescu Marian-Jean
- Matula Iosif
- Oprea Dumitriu
- Petre Maria
- Sógor Csaba
- Ticau Silvia-Adriana
Slovakia
- Baco Peter
- Bauer Edit
- Belohorská Irena
- Duka-Zólyomi Árpád
- Gaľa Milan
- Kozlik Segej
- Šťastný Peter
- Záborská Anna
Slovenia
- Brejc Mihael
- Drcar Murko Mojca
- Jordan Cizelj Romana
- Juri Aurelio
- Kacin Jelko
- Novak Ljudmila
- Peterle Alojz
Spain
- Ayuso Pilar
- Barón Crespo Enrique
- Cercas Alejandro
- Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín
- Fraile Cantón Juan
- Galeote Gerardo
- Garcés Ramón Vicente Miguel
- García-Margallo y Marfil José Manuel
- Garriga Polledo Salvador
- Grandes Pascual Luis de
- Grau i Segú Martí
- Guardans Cambó Ignasi
- Gutiérrez-Cortines Cristina
- Herranz García Esther
- Herrero-Tejedor Luis
- Iturgaiz-Angula Carlos José
- López-Istúriz White Antonio
- Luque Aguilar Florencio
- Martínez Martínez Miguel Angel
- Mendez de Vigo Íñigo
- Menéndez del Valle Emilio
- Miguélez Ramos Rosa
- Moreno Sánchez Javier
- Naranjo Escobar Juan Andrés
- Ortuondo Larrea Josu
- Pleguezuelos Aguilar Francisca
- Pomés Ruiz José Javier
- Riera Madurell Teresa
- Romeva i Rueda Raül
- Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra José Ignacio
- Salinas García María Isabel
- Sánchez Presedo Antolín
- Sanz Palacio Salvador Domingo
- Sornosa Martínez María
- Varela Suanzes-Carpegna Daniel
- Vidal-Quadras Alejo
Sweden
- Ek Lena
- Holm Jens
- Schlyter Carl
- Schmidt Olle
- Segelström Inger
- Svensson Eva-Britt
- Wijkman Anders
United Kingdom
- Ashworth Richard James
- Atkins Robert
- Attwooll Elspeth
- Beazley Christopher
- Bowis John
- Bowles Sharon
- Bushill-Matthews Philip
- Callanan Martin
- Chichester Giles
- Corbett Richard
- de Brún Bairbre
- Deva Nirj
- Dover Den
- Duff Andrew
- Elles James
- Evans Jill
- Evans Jonathan
- Evans Robert
- Ford Glyn
- Hall Fiona
- Harbour Malcolm
- Honeyball Mary
- Hudghton Ian
- Hughes Stephen
- Jackson Caroline
- Kinnock Glenys
- Kirkhope Timothy
- Lambert Jean
- Lucas Caroline
- Ludford Sarah
- Lynne Elizabeth
- Martin David
- McAvan Linda
- McCarthy Arlene
- Moraes Claude
- Morgan Eluned
- Newton Dunn Bill
- Nicholson James
- Purvis John
- Simpson Brian
- Stevenson Struan
- Stihler Catherine
- Sumberg David
- Tannock Charles
- Titley Gary
- Van Orden Geoffrey
- Wallis Diana
- Watson Graham
- Wilmott Glenis
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