On 1 October 2025, the second Loneliness Forum was held at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union in Brussels.
A central highlight of the event was the LONELY‑EU project, presented by project coordinator Prof. Dr. Maike Luhmann. The programme also featured opening remarks by NRW Minister President Hendrik Wüst, a keynote address by EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef, and a panel discussion with Evelyn Regner (Member of the European Parliament), Alastair Hannaford (WHO Youth Council), Tim Kramer (founder of Vereint Bochum), and Maike Luhmann.
The forum aimed to bring together science, practice, public administration, and politics, while raising awareness of loneliness and helping to reduce the stigma surrounding it.
