The 122nd EFN General Assembly, which was originally set to be hosted on 16-17 April 2026 in Cyprus, was instead held online on 16 April 2026 due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East and Gulf Region.
The EFN members discussed key EU developments that have an impact on the nursing profession, as the Professional Qualifications Directive, Advanced Practice Nursing (APN), recognition of qualifications of third country nationals, EMPL-SANT INI Report on the Health Workforce. In this context, the EFN members discussed and approved some key EFN Policy Statements, namely on New Models of Care, and EU Global Health Resilience Initiative, and shared positive national developments. The EFN took this opportunity to collect data from its 38 Members NNAs on housing crisis, and how this impacts the nurses’ willingness to leave the profession or seek employment abroad.
The next EFN General Assembly will take place in Austria, on 15-16 April 2026.