GALLERY: International #EpilepsyDay Launched at EU Parliament
International Epilepsy Day Team
International Epilepsy Day was launched with an exhibition of our epilepsy stories and photo competition at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France on February 2, 2016. Irish MEP Marion Harkin spoke at the event along with Dr Athanasios Covanis, IBE President and Francesca Sofia from the Federazione Italiana Epilessie.
Francesca is the Chief Scientific Officer of the FIE, but her daughter, Beatrice, also has epilepsy, a fact which she spoke about at the event.
A team of advocates spoke to MEPs throughout the day to advocate on behalf of epilepsy. Dozens of MEPs signed up to our European Advocates for Epilepsy group which aims to increase awareness of the disorder and increase research funding opportunities.
See some of the pictures from the event below.
Francesca Sofia, Ann Little, Dr Athanasios Covanis, Antigoni Kokkinou Kallimachou
Finnish MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
Finnish MEP Merja Kyllönen
Finnish MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen looking at the epilepsy story of Jorn Sundtrom from Finland
Finnish MEP Liisa Jaakonsaari
Irish MEP Marion Harkin
German MEP Jens Gieseke with Prof. Philippe Ryvlin
Antigoni Kokkinou with Greek MEP Theodoris Zagorakis
Finnish MEP Hannu Takula
Swedish MEP Jytta Guteland
Francesca Sofia with Irish MEP Deirdre Clune
Irish MEP Marion Harkin speaking at the event in Strasbourg
Maltese MEP Mariam Dalli with Francesca Sofia & Prof Philippe Ryvlin
Romanian MEP Claudiu Ciprian Tȃnȃsescu with Francesca Sofia
Dr Astrid Nehlig, Irish MEP Seán Kelly, Francesca Sofia, Dr Athanasios Covanis, Antigoni Kokkinou Kallimachou
Sari Tervonen, Francesca Sofia & Antigoni Kokkinou Kallimachou
The EU Parliament buildings in Strabourg
Prof. Philippe Ryvlin & Marian-Jean Marinescu
Photo Competition exhibition at the EU Parliament
Greek MEPs Lambros Fountoulis & Eletherios Synadinos with Dr Athanasios Covanis & Antigoni Kokkinou Kallimachou
Photo Competition exhibition at the EU Parliament
Prof Philippe Ryvlin, Dr Athanasios Covanis & Antigoni Kokkinou Kallimachou with Greek MEP Dimitrios Papadimoulis
Francesca Sofia speaking at the event in Strasbourg
Dr Athanasios Covanis speaking at the event in Strasbourg
Dr Athanasios Covanis speaking at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg
Marion Harkin speaking at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg
IBE Executive Director Ann Little
Greek MEP Sofia Sakorafa with Dr Athanasios Covanis
EU Parliament, Strasbourg
British MEP Julia Reed
Swedish MEP Anna Hedh
Antigoni Kokkinou Kallimachou
Slovakian MEP Jana Žitňanská
Italian MEP Giovanni La Via with Dr Athanasios Covanis
Antigoni Kallimachou & Dr Athanasios Covanis with Greek MEP Kostas Chrysogonos
Slovenian IBE Chapter Member Tilen Jeraj
Dr Edouard Hirsch & Dr Astrid Nehlig with Portuguese MEP Jose Inacio Faria
Prof Philippe Ryvlin, Sari Tervonen with Austian MEP Paul Rübig
Irish MEP Seán Kelly, Ann Little
