European Federation of Nurses Associations
EFN
The EFN objectives are the following: a) To study and take action on issues relating to the health of the European population and to the nursing profession. b) To provide updated information on the nursing profession in the European Union and the wider Europe and to notify the European institutions and the national nurses associations of that information. c) To present its opinions and recommendations on all matters within its competence to institutions in the European Union and the wider Europe, and to take any actions it deems appropriate to ensure that these are duly considered. d) To communicate and co-operate with other organisations and bodies representing health care professions in Europe. e) To ensure that nurses and nursing are central in the formulation of Social and Health Policy and its implementation in the European Union and in the wider Europe. f) To support and facilitate equal access to high-quality health services in the European Union and in the wider Europe.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Ruggero Razza (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
25 Sept 2025 · INI EMPL-SANT report - EU health workforce crisis plan
Meeting with Ruggero Razza (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Standing Committee of European Doctors
15 Jul 2025 · INI EMPL-SANT report - EU health workforce crisis plan
Meeting with Margarita De La Pisa Carrión (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Jun 2025 · EU Health Workforce
Meeting with Dirk Van Den Steen (Acting Head of Unit Health and Food Safety) and
2 Jun 2025 · Health workforce actions at EU level
Meeting with Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
14 May 2025 · Shortages of nurses and other medical workforces in the EU
Meeting with Grégory Allione (Member of the European Parliament)
30 Apr 2025 · Intergroup on Resilience, Disaster Management, and Civil Protection
Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)
6 Mar 2025 · Challenges facing nurses
Meeting with András Tivadar Kulja (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Dec 2024 · European health policy
Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Nov 2024 · Healthcare workforce
Meeting with Catarina Martins (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Nov 2024 · nurses working conditions
Meeting with Olivier Chastel (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Nov 2024 · Politique de santé de l Union européenne
Meeting with Adam Jarubas (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
24 Oct 2024 · European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) on future Own Initiative Report on the EU Health Workforce
Response to Evaluation of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 on serious cross-border threats to health
17 Jan 2024
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and
6 Apr 2022 · Meeting with European health professionals’ and paediatric associations to discuss COVID-19 vaccination of adolescents and children
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
16 Feb 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
16 Feb 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector.
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
27 Nov 2020 · Meeting on the challenges faced by frontline workers during the Covid-19 crisis.
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
8 Oct 2020 · Virtual meeting for exchange of views on health priorities files (cancer, pharma strategy, vaccines, Covid19 lessons learned)
Meeting with Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
25 Aug 2020 · Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic si digitalisation of health care
Meeting with Adela Kabrtova (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič), Matjaž Malgaj (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič)
8 Jul 2020 · The COVID-19 pandemic
Response to Commission Recommendation on the European Electronic Health Record (EHR) Exchange Format
7 Dec 2018
Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and
26 Feb 2018 · Skills of nurses; Vaccination; Workforce planning