The European Brain Council (EBC) brings together European based stakeholders in the field of “Brain Research”. It is an exceptional organisation as it brings together science, society and industry at the European level.

EBC's scientific member associations are European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Association of European Psychiatrists (AEP), Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS). The patient associations are European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) for the neurological disease groups and GAMIAN-Europe for the psychiatric patients. Industry, pharma as well as the device industry, have voted delegates to sit on the EBC board.

EBC actively lobbies at the EC and EP level to promote and enhance research on the brain. This research is not conceivable without considering also the importance of the mental health of Europe's citizens.

Therefore, EBC actively participated in the Green Paper Consultation on Mental Health carried out by DG SANCO. Aware of the challenge such an important initiative poses, EBC pointed out priorities that need to be met and the lack of available evidence for mental health in Europe that needs to be gathered and completed. EBC also strongly suggested not to overlook the importance of diagnosis and treatment as complementary to promotion, prevention and recovery.