Find authoritative communications and updates reflecting the European Stroke Organisation’s work to advance stroke science, improve patient outcomes, and inform media of developments in stroke research and care.
29.09.2025: Stronger Together: Uniting Heart and Stroke Awareness in Europe
24.09.2025: Closing the Gaps in Stroke Care: A Call to Action for Europe, EU Event in Brussels 14.10.2025
24.09.2025: Formal Submission: EU CVH Plan
24.09.2025: Joint response to the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan Consultation
18.08.2025: EU Cardiovascular Health Plan Consultation / Deadline 15 September
23.5.2025 ESOC 2025: Press Release Day 3
22.5.2025 ESOC 2025: Press Release New Guidelines
22.5.2025 ESOC 2025: Press Release Day 2
21.5.2025 ESOC 2025: Press Release Day 1
21.5.2025 ESOC 2025: Combined Oral Contraceptives Triple Risk of Cryptogenic Stroke in Young Women, New Study Shows
21.5.2025 ESOC 2025: Oral Health Linked to Lower Stroke Risk: New ARIC Study Findings Presented at ESOC 2025
13 May 2025: Press Release European Stroke Awareness Day
17 April 2025: Press Relase: Cardiovascular Health takes centre stage with new MEP group
9 April 2025: Press Release: Global Stroke Coalition Launch
22 January 2025: Press Release: Bulgaria host of annual meeting of the National Coordinators of the European Stroke Action Plan
10 January 2025: Raising awareness: Why stroke care matters
2024 Archive
3 December 2024: European Union takes action for the cardiovascular health of its 440 million people
1 November 2024 Seventy-Fourth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
29 October 2024 EPHA_Joint statement on state of health in WHO Euro region_RD Report RC74
12 August 2024 End of Alteplase and Tenecteplase Shortage – Updated ESO Statement
1 August 2024: Stroke Action Plan for Europe – touchNeurology
5 June 2024 Update on Alteplase and Tenecteplase Shortage – Updated ESO Statement
ESOC 2024 Press Portal
15 May 2024 Higher income reduces stroke mortality risk by a third, new study shows
14 May 2024 Joint ESAD Statement
8 May 2024 Press Release Basel Tourism
3 May 2024 ESOC 2024 Curtain Raiser 4
29 April 2024 ESOC 2024 Curtain Raiser 3
25 April 2024 ESOC 2024 Curtain Raiser 2
8 April 2024 ESOC 2024 Curtain Raiser 1
18 March 2024 ESO and SAFE launched an EU election manifesto for stroke survivors
14 March 2024 The European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health welcomes the EPP’s call for a ‘European Cardiovascular Health Plan’
2023 Archive
9 December 2023 – EU Health Plan CVD Media Statement
29 November 2023 – Update on Alteplase and Tenecteplase Shortage – Updated ESO Statement
27 September 2023 – IRENE – ESO EAST: A Meeting on Stroke Care Quality Monitoring in Split, Croatia
ESOC 2023 –Press Portal
9 May 2023 – European Stroke Awareness Day – SAFE and ESO Statement
3 May 2023 –ESOC 2023 Curtain Raiser Plenary Highlights
14 April 2023 – Update on Alteplase and Tenecteplase – ESO Statement
24 January 2023 – A Tribute to Ralph Sacco
2022 Archive
19 December 2022 – Update on Alteplase and Tenecteplase – Updated ESO Statement and Information
24 November 2022 – A Cardiovascular Health plan for Europe – Event Report & Official Statement
24 October 2022 – Inclusivity, Integrity, Innovation: the Future of stroke in Europe with Prof. Simona Sacco
4 October 2022 – Update on Alteplase and Tenecteplase shortage – ESO Statement and Information
13 September 2022 – Statement on the WHO European Framework for action to achieve the highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities 2022–2030
10 May 2022 – Highlighting SAP-E Successes on European Stroke Awareness Day 2022
March 2022 – A Voice and a Leader for Change
6 January 2022 – New European master`s degree programme on stroke
ESOC 2022 – Press Portal
2021 Archive
September 2021 – ESOC 2021
21 August 2021 – Stroke 2021 ESO Organizational update
6 August 2021 – ESOC 2021: Shaping the Future
29 June 2021 – Hanne Christensen, Arlene Wilkie & Francesca Romana Pezzella: Stroke Action Plan for Europe (Part 1) and (Part 2).
07 June 2021 – Ukraine signs the Stroke Action Plan for Europe Declaration
11 May 2021 – Declaration for Action on Stroke launches on European Stroke Awareness Day
16 March 2021 – The European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Guidelines on Management of Transient Ischaemic Attack
2020 Archive
11 November 2020 – ESO and SAFE present the roadmap of implementation for the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E) – a major initiative to reduce the burden of stroke in Europe
ESO-WSO 2020 7-9 November
Media Release 1
Media Release 2
Media Release 3
Media Release 4
Media Release 5 (COVID-19)
10 September 2020 – ESO and SAFE kick-off the implementation of the Stroke Action Plan for Europe (SAP-E) – a major initiative to reduce the burden of stroke in Europe
2019 Archive
ESOC 2019
Media Release 1
Media Release 2
Media Release 3
Media Release 4
Media Release 5
ESO and SAFE publish Action Plan for Stroke in Europe 2018-2030
Blog: Europe comes together on how to tackle stroke
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Oruen – The CNS Journal is an open access, peer-reviewed, CME accredited journal that is published bi-annually. Oruen publishes original research manuscripts, review articles and other works dealing with neurological disorder management, diagnosis, staging, nursing and research.
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Both the European Journal of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology (EJAE) and touchREVIEWS in Neurology provide peer-reviewed, free-to-access, bi-annual journals that aim to provide insightful and topical articles relevant to the day-to-day practice of busy physicians.
The journals provide practical advice relevant to the clinical setting on diagnosis and treatment within cardiology/neurology respectively and we endeavour to support these professionals in continuously developing their knowledge, effectiveness and productivity.
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The British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing is the leading journal in the UK dedicated specifically to neuroscience nursing. The journal publishes articles on all aspects of clinical practice in neuroscience nursing, including neurosurgery, critical care and long-term neurological conditions. It addresses both paediatric and adult care, and endorses inter-professional working with members of the multidisciplinary team.
Furthermore, through the BJNN we also publish a dedicated stroke care supplement twice per year, every April and October. This serves to provide clinical, peer-reviewed articles about best practice in care and about the prevention and management strategies for stroke care. In addition to the BJNN’s usual distribution to all of our subscribers, this special stroke edition is also distributed in print to the members of UK Stroke Association, and also digitally to the members of the European Stroke Organisation.
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