Alzheimer Europe is delighted to announce that Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP (EPP, Finland) has re-joined the European Alzheimer’s Alliance (EAA) and has accepted the position of Co-Chair, alongside five of her colleagues, existing Co-Chairs: Nina Carberry MEP (EPP, Ireland), Romana Jerković MEP (S&D, Croatia), Tilly Metz MEP (Greens/EFA, Luxembourg), Hilde Vautmans MEP (Renew, Belgium), and Dainius Žalimas MEP (Renew, Lithuania). Her renewed membership, together with the membership of Liudas Mažylis (EPP, Lithuania) brings the current total to 82 members of the EAA from 21 Member States of the European Union.
Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP is a long-time supporter and former Board member of Alzheimer Europe and we very much look forward to continuing to work with her and to beginning a new working relationship with Liudas Mažylis, to help ensure dementia is a policy priority at a European level.
The EAA is a non-exclusive, multinational and cross-party group, with two key objectives:
• Send out the political message that concerted action is needed in the field of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as research and social policies.
• Promote actions to give dementia priority at European and national level.
A full list of Co-Chairs and members of the EAA is available at:
https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/policy/european-alzheimers-alliance/members