The first half of the year has been very exciting, but also quite intense and challenging for the nurses and the nursing profession, both at national and EU levels, with a whole profession fighting to change health and social ecosystem, and nursing education systems in the EU. With the support of its members, the EFN will continue making nurses, the nursing profession and nursing leadership drive change in any health and social ecosystem throughout the EU and lobbying the EU policy process in designing health and social policies that impact the national legislation.<\/p>\n
But before continuing our hard lobby work, we all need to take a well-deserved break and recharge batteries to face the upcoming months and a busy EU lobby agenda. Hence, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you, EFN Members and colleagues, a restful summer holidays and hope you come back full of energy.<\/p>\n
Paul De Raeve
\nEFN Secretary General<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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