Introduction Following the recommendations set out in the Rethinking Schizophrenia Care Pathway in Europe study paper, the next phase of the project — Country Profiles: Beyond Mental Health – A Brain Health Approach to Schizophrenia Prevention and Care — will focus on an in-depth analysis of country-specific models of care. After a roundtable meeting in Poland on [...]
On December 10, 2025, the International Congress Center hosted the first edition of the Children's Health Forum – an event dedicated to a holistic approach to children’s health and development from birth to school age. During the Forum, I had the pleasure of moderating the panel How to ensure the safety and mental health [...]
EBC endorses the White Paper, Building Coordinated Care Pathways for Rett Syndrome: A Call to Action in Europe, co-authored by Charles River Associates, Rett Syndrome Europe and Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. with a special foreword from MEP Tom Sokol, which is now available to the public! This marks an important step in advancing the conversation [...]
Bulgaria will establish six high-tech stroke treatment centres in the country’s largest cities to reduce its record-high stroke mortality, with the project to be financed through EU funds under the Recovery Plan, the Sofia health ministry told Euractiv. One of the EU’s poorest member states, Bulgaria, struggled for years to absorb money from the [...]
The 6th Interdisciplinary Conference “Brain & Mind” will be held 18–20 December 2025 at the Book Castle Hall of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens. This hybrid-format conference (on-site and online) brings together neuroscientists, psychiatrists, psychologists, biologists, neuroimaging experts, philosophers and other researchers to explore the intricate relationship between brain and mind. [...]
The European Brain Council (EBC) is pleased to announce its endorsement of the “European Migraine and Headache Alliance (EMHA) Roadmap 2025”, a major new initiative to advance migraine awareness, research, and policy at the European level. Migraine is a complex and disabling neurological condition affecting more than 41 million adults across the EU, and [...]
Dear EBC Members, Partners and Community, As we approach EBC's General Assembly, I would like to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished together and report on a few highlights through this letter. The past months have been marked by crucial milestones for EBC. The 2025 Brain Innovation Days brought [...]
The Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), The Brain Capital Alliance, and The Brain Economy Hub, in collaboration with the Spanish Brain Council, WeMind Cluster, and NeuroCentury, hosted the webinar “Spanish Brain Plan – Paving the Way for the Brain Economy” on 30 October 2025, 15:00–16:45 CET. Held under the auspices of the World Economic Forum’s [...]
On October 20, 2025 at a round table organized by the Brain Health Council Foundation in partnership with the Bulgarian Medical Association and the Sofia Medical Association, the draft National Plan for Brain Diseases in the Republic of Bulgaria (2026–2030) was presented and discussed. The document outlines a long-term program for building a comprehensive, [...]
Policy Opening of the Brain Innovation Days 2025 The Brain as a Strategic Asset: Securing Europe’s Future Through Innovation & Health 14th of October, 2025, European Parliament The event “The Brain as a Strategic Asset: Securing Europe’s Future Through Innovation and Health” brought together Members of the European Parliament, [...]
