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Registration Now Open: Join the 2025 Brain Days at UNGA80
The European Brain Council (EBC) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 Brain Days, taking place on 24–26 September 2025 during the Science Summit at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York. It is estimated that more than three billion people currently live with a neurological condition and 970 million with [...]
EBC at the 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology – Helsinki 2025
The European Brain Council was pleased to attend the 11th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), which was held on 21-24 June 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. This year’s congress attracted 8,366 participants from 113 countries—with 6,383 attending onsite and 1,983 joining online. The exhibition area featured 95 exhibitors, startups, and non-profit organisations in the vibrant Neurohood. Over [...]
Event Highlights: Beyond Mental Health – A Brain Health Approach to Schizophrenia Prevention and Care
Introduction On 5 June 2025, the European Brain Council (EBC) and the Mental Health Power Foundation organised a roundtable titled “Beyond Mental Health – A Brain Health Approach to Schizophrenia Prevention and Care” in Warsaw. Held under the patronage of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Polish Psychiatric Association, this high-level roundtable gathered [...]
G7 Leaders Urged to Strengthen Brain Health to Boost Economic Growth and Stabilize Health Costs
As the cost of brain conditions is expected to balloon to $16 trillion by 2030, G7 leaders and Canada are uniquely positioned to deliver solutions. June 13, 2025 (Calgary, Alberta) — A growing international coalition of scientific, business, and policy leaders has issued a declaration calling on G7 leaders to adopt a policy roadmap that will deliver sustained progress [...]
EBC Endorses the EMHA White Paper on Strategic Advocacy Framework to Improve Migraine Care and Support
Migraine is a complex and often debilitating bio-neurological disorder affecting a significant portion of the global population. Despite being the second leading cause of years lived with disability globally, as reported in the 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study, migraine remains underrecognised and undertreated. This lack of attention results in delayed diagnoses, inadequate treatment, and substantial socioeconomic costs. Policymakers [...]
Spain Launches National Brain Plan to Tackle Growing Health Crisis
On 28 May 2025, Spain took a crucial step in addressing one of the most urgent health and social challenges of our time with the launch of the Plan Español del Cerebro (PEC, Spanish Brain Plan). Developed and presented by the Consejo Español del Cerebro (Spanish Brain Council, CEC) at the Spanish Medical Association (OMC) in Madrid, this new [...]
World Schizophrenia Day 2025: Phase 3 of Rethinking Schizophrenia
About Rethinking Schizophrenia Today is World Schizophrenia Day! We take this opportunity to highlight Phase 3 of our ongoing Rethinking Schizophrenia project, which assesses how individual countries can turn policy recommendations into actionable solutions. Phase 3 of the Rethinking Schizophrenia Care Pathway project, titled “Country Profiles – the Reality Check,” will take place from 2025 to 2026 and [...]
OneNeurology Partnership Position Paper for the 2025 UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health
Ahead of the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in September 2025, representatives of the global neurology community, under the OneNeurology Partnership, have come together to publish a position paper that calls for inclusion of neurology as a distinct pillar within the NCD response. Neurological conditions are the leading cause of disability and the [...]
EBC’s Statement on the World Health Assembly Resolution on Rare Diseases
In the context of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) being held in Geneva on 19–27 May 2025, the European Brain Council (EBC) fully supports the Resolution on Rare Diseases: ‘Rare Diseases: A Global Health Priority for Equity and Inclusion’. Spearheaded by Rare Diseases International and a broad coalition of partners, this initiative acknowledges rare diseases as a shared [...]
European Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Action
As this week marks the 2025 edition of the European Mental Health Awareness Week, EBC is pleased to note the increasing momentum behind mental health at both the European and global levels. However, despite recent progresses in developing and enlarging mental health policies, much remains to be done to ensure that the needs of people with lived experiences of [...]