{"id":831,"date":"2011-09-06T16:37:12","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T16:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efnweb.be\/v2\/?page_id=831"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:21:49","slug":"mission-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=831","title":{"rendered":"Mission &#038; Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"831\" class=\"elementor elementor-831\">\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-6a16731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a16731\" 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-486b3843\" data-id=\"486b3843\" 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-2d16a621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d16a621\" 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>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 the EU.<\/p><p>The EFN provides a broad platform for developing health and social EU policy by supporting the European Union decision making process on all areas which affect the nursing profession. The EFN is strong on working towards a unified voice for nursing in the EU, promoting the value of nursing and strengthening the relationships between National Nursing Associations, specialist nurses and other health care professionals.<\/p><p>The EFN aims to bring to the attention of the EU the current and potential collaboration of nurses and nursing to meeting the health needs of the population throughout the Union.<\/p><p>The European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) shall strengthen the status and practice of the profession of nursing and the interests of nurses in the EU &amp; Europe.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EFN-SOLP-2021-2027-Updated-Nov.2024-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Strategic and Operational Lobby Plan 2021-2027<\/a> <em>(Updated Nov.2024)<\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/EFN-SOLP-2021-2027-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Strategic and Operational Lobby Plan 2021-2027<\/a><em><br \/><\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/EFN-SOLP-2014-2020-Rev-Oct.2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Strategic and Operational Lobby Plan 2014-2020<\/a> <em>(Rev. Oct. 2016)<\/em><\/li><li><a title=\"EFN Strategic Lobby Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Updated_EFN_Strategic_and_Operational_LobbyPlan_2009-2013_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Strategic and Operational Lobby Plan 2009-2013<\/a><\/li><li><a title=\"EFN Strategic Plan 2003-2008\" href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/EFN_Strategic_Plan_2003-2008_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Strategic Plan 2003-2008<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\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>The mission of EFN is to promote and protect 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-831","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":767,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=767","url_meta":{"origin":831,"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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