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Document 52012XP0357
Tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe Declaration of the European Parliament of 13 September 2012 on tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe
Tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe Declaration of the European Parliament of 13 September 2012 on tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe
Tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe Declaration of the European Parliament of 13 September 2012 on tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe
OJ C 353E, 3.12.2013, p. 151–151
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
3.12.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
CE 353/151 |
Thursday 13 September 2012
Tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe
P7_TA(2012)0357
Declaration of the European Parliament of 13 September 2012 on tackling multiple sclerosis in Europe
2013/C 353 E/22
The European Parliament,
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having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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whereas approximately 600 000 Europeans suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), which is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and is a major cause of non-traumatic disability in young adults; |
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whereas most people with MS are diagnosed in the prime of their working lives, and almost half leave the workforce within three years of diagnosis; |
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whereas in Europe tremendous discrepancies in access to disease-modifying treatments and quality of care exist, and have worsened in recent months; |
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Calls on the Commission and Council to:
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Calls on the Member States to:
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Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Council, the Commission and the Parliaments of the Member States. |
(1) The list of signatories is published in Annex 1 to the Minutes of 13 September 2012 (P7_PV(2012)09-13(ANN1)).