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Israel is located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. With a population of 8.7 million inhabitants, it is a liberal democracy with a parliamentary system, proportional representation, and universal suffrage. The population is highly diverse including Israeli Jews (75% of population) of varied ethnicity, Israeli Arabs (~21% of population), and a spectrum of religiosity (secular, orthodox, and Haredi- ultra-orthodox).

June 2019 will mark the 5th year since the foundation of the European Academy of Neurology!

The second joint-workshop of the European Academy of Neurology - Resident and Research Fellow Section (EAN-RRFS) national representatives network was held in collaboration with the Italian association of young neurologists on the 2nd and 3rd of March 2019 in Rome, Italy.

Holm Graessner is the Coordinator for the European Reference Network for Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND).

Colloquium Update seltene neurologische Erkrankungen (May 23rd - 24th, 2019, Salzburg, Austria) - Neuromuscular Summer Course (May 29th - 30th, 2019, Budapest, Hungary) - Mind & Brain 59th International Neuropsychiatric Congress (May 30th - June 2nd, 2019, Pula, Croatia)

Every month, you will find an original self-portrait of one Scientific Committee member, who will respond informally to the same 5 questions. Here we go!

Oslo is not only the capital of Norway and the host of the 5th EAN Congress, but also a city filled with sustainable neighborhoods, car-free streets and eco-friendly gourmet restaurants.

Dear EAN members, It is my pleasure to share with you some exciting news about EANpages.

For May 2019, we have selected: Fancourt D & Steptoe A. Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Scientific Reports 2019;9:2851.

Slovenia is in southern central Europe, covering an area of 20,000 km2 with a population of approximately two million people with 163 licenced neurologists.

Due to the successful debut of BrainChallenge in 2018, the EAN Teaching Course sub-Committee is organising the second edition of this entertaining and challenging Neurology Quiz during the upcoming EAN congress in Oslo in 2019.

The 2019 Congress of the Academy for Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology took place between April 11-12 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, organized by the Foundation of the Society for the Study of Neuroprotection and Neuroplasticity and its partners.

As in the previous years, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers  which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Oslo 2019. Please find their answers below!

Dear Prof. Stamelou, dear Maria, I congratulate you very much on the 2019 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science prize that you won.  Prof. Elena Moro (EM): Can you please briefly illustrate the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science initiative, its aims and goals?

As in the previous years, EANpages asked EAN committee members, panel chairs, and invited speakers which session one should not miss at the upcoming congress in Oslo 2019. Please find their answers below!