Annual Report 2012
MEP Heart Group The MEP Heart Group was established in July 2007 in the European Parliament. It brings together almost 70 members of the European Parliament. In 2012, it was jointly chaired by Linda McAvan, MEP, S&D – UK, and Cristian Silviu Buşoi, MEP, ALDE – Romania.
It provides MEPs who have an interest in cardiovascular health with an opportunity to generate dialogue and outreach and to link activities at EU and Member State level. This objective was implemented particularly successfully around Saint Valentine’s Day in 2012. MEP Heart Group supporters tweeted and were re-tweeted by over 150 people including members of the European Parliament and the World Health Organization European Regional Office. Thanks to these tweets, it is estimated that more than 125 000 people were reached by heart healthy messages on Valentine’s Day! The MEP Heart Group is supported by the European Heart Network and the European Society of Cardiology, which provide the secretarial services for the Group. More information about the MEP Heart Group is available on its website: http://www.mepheartgroup.eu/
Cristian Silviu Buşoi, MEP, Co-chair MEP Heart Group
Linda McAvan, MEP, Co-chair MEP Heart Group
The main objective of the MEP Heart group is to promote measures that will help reduce the burden of heart disease and stroke in the European Union and raise awareness of the disease amongst target audiences through a series of activities. It is a unique meeting point for MEPs, national heart foundations and cardiac societies, and the wider Heart Health Charter community.
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