{"id":810,"date":"2011-09-06T16:29:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T16:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efnweb.be\/v2\/?page_id=810"},"modified":"2026-05-20T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:57:55","slug":"statutes-internal-regulation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=810","title":{"rendered":"Statutes &#8211; Internal Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"810\" class=\"elementor elementor-810\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a0b21d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a0b21d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct  elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d62eafe\" data-id=\"2d62eafe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f152f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f152f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>TITLE <\/strong><\/p><p>The title of the European Federation of Nurses Associations shall be:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Albania \u2013 Federata Europiane e Asosacioneve te Infermiereve<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Austria \u2013 Europ\u00e4ische F\u00f6deration der Berufsorganisationen der Pflege (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Belgium \u2013 F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne des Associations Infirmi\u00e8res (EFN) \/ Europese Vereniging van Verpleegundige Beroepsverenigingen (EFN) \/ Europ\u00e4ische F\u00f6deration der Berufsorganisationen der Pflege (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bulgaria \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Croatia \u2013 Europska federacija udruga medicinskih sestara<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cyprus \u2013 \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae \u039f\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b4\u03af\u03b1 \u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b4\u03ad\u03c3\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u039d\u03bf\u03c3\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd (\u0395\u039f\u03a3\u039d)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Czech Republic \u2013 Evropsk\u00e1 federace sestersk\u00fdch asociac\u00ed (EFSA)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Denmark \u2013 Den Europaeiske Sammenslutning af Sygeplejerskeorganisationer<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Estonia \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finland \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">France \u2013 F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne des Associations Infirmi\u00e8res (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Germany \u2013 Europ\u00e4ische F\u00f6deration der Berufsorganisationen der Pflege (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Greece \u2013 \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1\u03ca\u03ba\u03ae \u039f\u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03bd\u03b4\u03af\u03b1 \u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b4\u03ad\u03c3\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd \u039d\u03bf\u03c3\u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd (\u0395\u039f\u03a3\u039d)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hungary \u2013 \u00c1pol\u00e1si Egyes\u00fcletek Eur\u00f3pai Sz\u00f6vets\u00e9ge (AEESZ)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iceland \u2013 Evr\u00f3pusamt\u00f6k f\u00e9laga hj\u00fakrunarfr\u00e6\u00f0inga (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ireland \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Italy \u2013 Federazione Europea delle Associazioni Infermieristiche Nazionali (FEAIN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Latvia \u2013 Eiropas m\u0101su Asoci\u0101ciju Feder\u0101cija<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lithuania \u2013 Europos Slaugytoju Asociaciju Federacija<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luxembourg \u2013 F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne des Associations Infirmi\u00e8res (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malta \u2013 Federazzjoni Ewropeja tal-Assocjazzjonijiet tal-Infermiera (EFN)<\/li><li>Moldova \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Montenegro &#8211; Evropska federacija udru\u017eenja sestara<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Netherlands \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><li>North Macedonia &#8211; \u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0424\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0458\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u0417\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0458\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u041c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0421\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Norway \u2013 Den Europeiske Sammenslutning av Sykepleierorganisasjoner (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Poland \u2013 Europejska Federacja Stowarzysze\u0144 Piel\u0119gniarek<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Portugal \u2013 Federa\u00e7\u00e3o Europeia das Associa\u00e7\u00f5es de Enfermeiros<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Romania \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Serbia &#8211; \u0415\u0432\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0441\u043a\u0430 \u0444\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0458\u0430 \u0443\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u045a\u0430 \u043c\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430 (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Slovak Republic \u2013 Eur\u00f3pska Feder\u00e1cia Asoci\u00e1ci\u00ed Sestier (EFAS)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Slovenia \u2013 Evropsko Zdru\u017eenje Organizacij Medicinskih Sester<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spain \u2013 Federaci\u00f3n Europea de Asociaciones de Enfermer\u00eda<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sweden \u2013 Den europeiska sammanslutningen f\u00f6r sjuksk\u00f6terskeorganisationer (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Switzerland \u2013 F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Europ\u00e9enne des Associations Infirmi\u00e8res (EFN)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">UK \u2013 European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)<\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EFN-Internal-Regulation-April-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download here<\/strong><\/a> the EFN Internal Regulation as approved by the EFN General Assembly in April 2026 (Online).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TITLE The title of the European Federation of Nurses&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-810","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":808,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=808","url_meta":{"origin":810,"position":0},"title":"Statutes &#8211; 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