{"id":766,"date":"2011-08-31T09:12:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-31T09:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efnweb.be\/v2\/?page_id=713"},"modified":"2025-10-22T18:20:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:20:48","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=766","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;\">The European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), former Standing Committee of Nurses of the EU (PCN), was established in 1971 to represent the nursing profession and its interests to the European Institutions, based on the nursing education and free movement Directives being drafted by the European Commission then. Representing 3 million nurses over 38 National Nurses Associations at European Level, the EFN is the independent voice of the nursing profession. Its official working language is English.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>PCN\/EFN Presidents since its establishment in 1971:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2023 &#8211;<br \/>\nAristides Chorattas, Cyprus<\/li>\n<li>2017 &#8211; 2023<br \/>\nElizabeth Adams, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>2013 &#8211; 2017<br \/>\nMarianne Sipil\u00e4, Finland<\/li>\n<li>2010 &#8211; 2013<br \/>\nUnni Hembre, Norway<\/li>\n<li>2007 &#8211; 2010<br \/>\nGrete Christensen, Denmark<\/li>\n<li>2005 &#8211; 2007<br \/>\nAnnette Kennedy, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>2001 &#8211; 2005<br \/>\nRia von B\u00f6nninghausen tot Herinkhave-Visser,\u00a0The Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>1995 &#8211; 2001<br \/>\nChristine Hancock, UK<\/li>\n<li>1991 &#8211; 1995<br \/>\nKirsten Stallknecht, Denmark<\/li>\n<li>1983 &#8211; 1991<br \/>\nSheila Quinn, UK<\/li>\n<li>1979 &#8211; 1983<br \/>\nInge Andersen, Denmark<\/li>\n<li>1975 &#8211; 1979<br \/>\nAstrid Levert, Netherlands<\/li>\n<li>1971 &#8211; 1975<br \/>\nMarie-Paul Florin, France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), former Standing Committee&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":767,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=767","url_meta":{"origin":766,"position":0},"title":"EFN mission","author":"efn efn","date":"August 31, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The mission of EFN The mission of EFN is to promote and protect nurses and the nursing profession with particular reference to the EU, by lobbying the European Institutions, like: the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. 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Investing the nurses\u2019 digital and green skills is investing in populations\u2019 well-being (2026 Eurohealth - special issue on BeWell EU Project - May 2026)\u00a0 Frontline Perspectives and Emerging Solutions for Strengthening Healthcare Workforce Well-being\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":882,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=882","url_meta":{"origin":766,"position":3},"title":"Press Releases","author":"efn efn","date":"April 17, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Here you will find a selection of EFN published Press Releases: EU Nurses concerned about the exclusion of Nursing Education from the professional degree by the US Department of Education (Published on 23\/11\/2025) EBN and EFN call for urgent action on SSL and HMPs in the EU health Workforce report\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":802,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=802","url_meta":{"origin":766,"position":4},"title":"Members","author":"efn efn","date":"September 6, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"To view the full list of EFN members click here.The EFN Membership is constituted by Members and Observers:EFN Members - The EFN members are drawn from the National Nurses\u2019 Associations from the twenty-seven EU Member States + UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania and Moldova which are\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3585,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=3585","url_meta":{"origin":766,"position":5},"title":"Membership Application","author":"efn efn","date":"January 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Want to become a member of the European Federation of Nurses Associations?Then please fill in the membership application form below and send it back to the EFN Brussels Office, by email (efn@efn.eu) or by post (Clos du Parnasse, 11A - 1050 Brussels \u2013 Belgium).EFN Membership Application FormPlease note that, as\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19342,"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/766\/revisions\/19342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}