On 12, 13 and 14 of April the Dystonia Europe 25th Anniversary celebrations took place in Brussels, Belgium with several events and activities. Dystonia Europe Delegates from 16 member organisations participated and arrived in Brussels already on Thursday. They were from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, France, Belgium, Ireland, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland, Romania, Germany, Poland. The…
Visiting The European Parliament
The Challenges of Dystonia: a Snapshot Across Europe 12 April 2018, D-Days lunch in European Parliament Salon For our 25th Anniversary event we were welcomed into the European Parliament, Brussels by Finnish Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Merja Kyllönen. She explained how she had become involved with Dystonia Europe when she agreed to do…
Make Work Work – A Brain, Mind & Pain Workshop in the EU Parliament
The first meeting of this year of the MEP Interest Group on Brain, Mind and Pain was held on 21 February. The theme for the event was ‘How can the EU : #MakeWorkWork for young people affected by brain, mind and pain conditions?’ The meeting was hosted by Marian Harkin, co-chair of the Brain, Mind…
Dystonia Europe Winter Think Tank 2018
The 5th Dystonia Europe Think Tank meeting was held in Lund, Sweden beginning of February. The DE Board and representatives of our 4 platinum sponsors: Boston Scientific, Ipsen, Medtronic & Merz gathered to discuss projects & activities of 2018. In our discussions we are guided by the Dystonia Europe Vision & Mission: The Dystonia Europe Vision…
Boston Scientific Master Debate in Paris
Almost one hundred dystonia experts and Boston Scientific staff had gathered at the Fillerval Castle north of Paris for the two-day meeting: Boston Scientific International Masters’ Debate: Reshaping the Future of DBS. Presentations followed by debates engaged the participants who contributed to fruitful discussions. Boston Scientific also celebrated its 5th Anniversary since the launch of…
