On 19 June 2024, Alzheimer Europe was delighted to welcome representatives from member organisations from 21 countries to its Public Affairs meeting, which took place in Luxembourg. These meetings provide a forum which enables sharing of updates, experiences, challenges and good practices in policy developments and campaign activities at both a national and European level. The meeting started with a warm welcome from Maria do Rosário Zincke dos Reis, Chairperson of Alzheimer Europe (Portugal) and a tour de table of introductions. This was followed by presentations from Alzheimer Europe staff and member organisations.
The first part of the meeting was focused on the recent European Parliament elections and on Alzheimer Europe's campaigning with members. From Alzheimer's side, an overview of campaign outcomes and a discussion of next steps was provided by Kate Boor-Ellis (Director for Communication and Policy), Chris Bintener (Project Communications Office) and Owen Miller (Policy Officer).
Following this, Johan Karlman presented the successful campaigning done by Demensförbundet (Sweden) in the run-up to the EU elections of 6-9 June, and Maria do Rosário Zincke dos Reis followed, presenting the great campaigning by Alzheimer Portugal. Anti-amyloid treatments in Europe were the topic of the next presentation, in which Angela Bradshaw (Director for Research) gave updated Alzheimer Europe's member associations on recent regulatory developments.
Following a short break, Jean Georges (Executive Director) discussed the future directions of Alzheimer Europe and asked members for their feedback on a new strategic plan for 2026-2030. He then closed the meeting with thanks for the great engagement and contributions of participants. The next Public Affairs meeting will take place on 11 December in Brussels (Belgium).
