{"id":849,"date":"2011-09-06T16:40:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T16:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efnweb.be\/v2\/?page_id=849"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:28:13","slug":"eu-institutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=849","title":{"rendered":"EU Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"849\" class=\"elementor elementor-849\">\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-11676ddb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11676ddb\" 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-2b41fc22\" data-id=\"2b41fc22\" 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-6f562ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f562ce2\" 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>One of the main objectives of EFN is to advocate for synergies in policy making, between the European Union, the Council of Europe, and the World Health Organisation of the European Region. Building up and improving links and relationships with the key policy makers in these institutions will lead to successful policy outcomes.<\/p><h6>EU Global Health Resilience Initiative<\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EFN-Policy-Statement-on-EU-Global-Health-Resilience-Initiative-April-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Policy Statement on EU Global Health Resilience Initiative<\/a> <em>(April 2026)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h6><strong>Key Role of Nurses for Preparedness <\/strong><\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/EFN-Policy-Statement-on-the-role-of-Nurses-for-Preparedness-October-2025.pdf\">EFN Policy Statement on the role of Nurses for Preparedness<\/a> <em>(October 2025)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h6><strong>HERA Future Impact on Preparedness<\/strong><\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/EFN-Policy-Statement-on-HERA-Future-Impact-on-Preparedness-April-2024.pdf\">EFN Policy Statement on HERA Future Impact on Preparedness <\/a><em>(April 2024)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><h6>Future of Europe<\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EFNPolicyStatementonFutureofEurope-EN-finalrev092007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Policy Statement<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EFNPositionStatementonFutureofEurope-EN-finalrev092007.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EFN Position Statement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h6>\u201cThe Contribution of Nurses to the Health System Reform within the Member States of the WHO European Region\u201d<\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2006JointPositionStatementEFN-ICN-CICIAMS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Statement EFN\/ICN\/CICIAMS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h6>&#8220;The Contribution of Nurses to the work of the INGO Health Grouping in the Council of Europe\u201d<\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EFNICNCICIAMSJointPositionStatementCOE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Statement EFN\/ICN\/CICIAMS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h6>\u201cThe Contribution of Nurses to the Health of the People of WHO European Region\u201d<\/h6><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/EFNICNCICIAMSJointPositionStatementWHO.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joint Statement EFN\/ICN\/CICIAMS<\/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>One of the main objectives of EFN is to advocate&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-849","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13231,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=13231","url_meta":{"origin":849,"position":0},"title":"EFN Update &#8211; Biannual (II) &#8211; October 2026","author":"efn efn","date":"March 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"President\u2019s Message Dear EFN Members and Colleagues, On 1st July 2026, the Republic of Ireland assumed the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU, which is taking forward the recommendations of the European Parliament Own-Initiative Report on the EU Health Workforce, that has moved Safe Staffing Levels (SSL) and\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Group-picture-GA-300x171.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4976,"url":"https:\/\/efn.eu\/?page_id=4976","url_meta":{"origin":849,"position":1},"title":"Investing in Health","author":"efn efn","date":"January 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The nurses\u2019 position on investing in health follows on from the 2013 Annual Growth Survey, which recognises the contribution of health for a job-rich recovery, and establishes the role of health as integral component to the Europe 2020 strategy. 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