We are delighted to share the progress of our European Election Campaign 2024, in the runup to the European Parliament elections which will be taking place between 6 and 9 June. Our campaign aims to make dementia a priority issue for decision-makers at a European level. It has three strands to it:
The first is the Helsinki Manifesto which outlines the current situation in relation to dementia across Europe, detailing specific demands for the European Commission Institutions and national governments. We are grateful to the following organisations for endorsing our Manifesto and invite others to do the same. See here for more information: https://bit.ly/AEHelsinkiManifesto
There are 49 organisations currently supporting the Helsinki Manifesto:
• All 41 of our member organisations in 36 countries across Europe
• Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
• Council of Occupational Therapists for the European Countries (COTEC)
• Dementia Jersey
• Eurocarers
• European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA)
• European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH)
• International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA)
• Women's Brain Project.
Many thanks to all of them! The second strand to our campaign is a public Call to Action demanding that European decision-makers prioritise dementia as a policy issue and implement the actions of the Helsinki Manifesto. All individuals are welcome to sign the Call to Action via Alzheimer Europe’s website: https://bit.ly/AECallToAction2024
We are delighted that we already have 276 signatories and we thank them all for their support. You can see the list of signatories, here: https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/policy/campaign/alzheimer-europe-election-campaign-2024/call-to-action-signatories
The third strand is the Dementia Pledge 2024, a commitment which candidates standing for the European Parliament elections are invited to make, pledging their support in prioritising dementia in the areas of health, research, disability policy and informal carers and pledging to join the European Alzheimer’s Alliance, upon election. Our sincere thanks to our very first signatory for the Dementia Pledge 2024, MEP Pierre Larrouturou (S&D, France). All candidates standing in the European Parliament elections are encouraged to sign the pledge, either via https://bit.ly/DementiaPledge2024 or by posting their support on social media (Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn) using the hashtag #DementiaPledge2024
