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The former President of the Danish Nurses’ Organization, Kirsten Stallknecht, has passed away
Posted on May 5, 2021
The very prominent former President of the Danish Nurses' Organization, as well as honorary member, Kirsten Stallknecht, passed away on Tuesday the 4th of May 2021 at the age of 83 years. Kirsten Stallknecht was a prominent leader of the Danish...
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112th General Assembly of the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)
Posted on April 15, 2021
The EFN Members’ National Nurses Associations met online, on 15 April 2021, for the Spring EFN General Assembly, focusing on key points to take EFN EU lobby work further, and to get political results within the EU...
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Entry into force of EU4Health programme
Posted on March 26, 2021
Today marks the entry into force of the EU4Health programme. This marks the final step towards making €5.1 billion available to EU countries, health organisations and NGOs to strengthen the resilience of health systems and promote innovation...
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EFN in partnership with OSHA
Posted on March 19, 2021
The EFN is pleased to announce that it has been acknowledged as Official Campaign Partner of the 'Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load campaign 2020-22’ of OSHA - the European Information Agency for Occupational Safety and Health,...
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Calling for more women in politics!
Posted on March 5, 2021
On 8th March 2021, the online conference “for more women in politics” will take place. Members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Members of the European Parliament and participants in the CoR Continue reading »
EFN provides nurses’ input to the EU High-Level Roundtable on digital skills for the health workforce
Posted on February 16, 2021
Organised together by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit (Jobs and Social Rights), Commissioner Thierry Breton (Internal Market) and Commissioner Stella Kyriakides (Health and Food Safety), the EFN President, Elizabeth Adams, was invited to...
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EFN at a high-level event on EU preparedness and response for health crises
Posted on January 29, 2021
The European Commission's Health and Food Safety Directorate (DG SANTE) organised a high-level event to discuss on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic for a stronger health security framework, proposed regulations on serious cross-border health threats, the ECDC and...
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High-level meeting between the European Commission and the Coalition for Vaccination
Posted on January 6, 2021
Today, the European Commission has organised a meeting to inform the Co-Chairs of the Coalition for Vaccination (of which the EFN is co-chairing in the representation of the nursing profession) on the acquisition and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines...
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EFN – Happy New Year, and ongoing work on the Portuguese EU Council Presidency
Posted on January 6, 2021
On the first of January 2021, Portugal took over the EU Council Presidency from Germany. All EU Presidencies are of utmost importance for the EFN, as all policy developments happening at the EU level may touch upon the...
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Season’s Greetings to all of you and Good Wishes for 2021!
Posted on December 18, 2020
Before we all take a well-deserved Christmas holidays and stay in our small bubble for end of the year “celebrations”, the EFN takes a moment to say thank you for all your support in 2020! Looking back at this very...
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