” ” ” “"All the member states are confronted by the double challenge of the ageing of the population and the treatment of dependent sick people, in an increasing stronger way, with serious repercussions on the social sphere". A situation that "drives us to develop a common strategy in the area of health care, based on an exchange of experiences across Europe". The French Presidency of the EU has invested a lot of energies in organising the international conference on the fight against Alzheimer and related diseases that began yesterday at the Bibiliothèque Nationale de France in Paris and ended today with a speech by president Nicolas Sarkozy. "The fight against Alzheimer and degenerative conditions he explained during the meeting is one of the broad focuses of the European health policy". In his speech, Sarkozy urged Europe "to take common actions in the areas in which this can lead to better results than the individual actions of each State": preferred areas include the extension of research, the sharing of good practices on the treatment of patients and support to their families, the "promotion of an ethical reflection".” “
