Today, 6 March, the EFN General Secretary, together with the President of the Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN), Paul Pace, a member of EFN, had a very exciting meeting with the European Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg. This was a good opportunity to address some key nursing policy challenges linked to his portfolio, such as: Setting up the EU Skills Council; Continuous Professional Development (CPD); best practices for recruitment and retention of nurses (Joint Action); and, last but not least, continuity of care (EIP) and e-health (CIP). The EFN General Secretary encouraged Commissioner Borg to build synergies with DG Employment, DG Internal Market and DG Connect, in order not to reinvent the wheel again and again, and most important, use the nurses’ motivation in an effective and efficient way, especially when austerity measures are impacting severely on the nursing profession. Commissioner Borg supports nurses and nursing.