The EFN welcomes the EHDS legislative proposal and its key objectives as a logical next step in the digital transformation of health and care ecosystems. The EFN is part of Smart4Health and Interopehrate, both EU projects empowering citizens to use and donate their health data.
EFN
European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 87872442953-08
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 410 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #121 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€600K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
3
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2010
in the register since
Declares membership of
- European Forum of National Nursing and Midwifery Associations (EFNNMA)
- International Council of Nurses (ICN)
- European Nursing Students Association (ENSA)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Registered as
- European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) filed 6 positions between 13 Jan 2021 and 24 Apr 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2021 · 1 filed2022 · 2 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The nursing workforce, which is the largest healthcare professional of all, will be key in the deployment of the European health data space in healthcare settings. Its success in Europe will largely depend on end-users providing input to the health data space and using the data to better plan their services.
International recruitment of nurses is not a sustainable solution to nursing shortages, but at a time of pressing nursing shortages, EU legally binding harmonised rules for the recognition of qualifications of non-EU educated and trained nurses could support EU and European Member States in tackling the shortages in the short term.
The EFN welcomes upcoming Council recommendation on health checks for cardiovascular diseases which will support Member States in organising evidence-based screening for cardiovascular diseases tailored to their specific health systems and national and regional situations.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed all social patterns and strongly changed the way we work. The pandemic made everyone more aware of the essentiality of nurses work and all healthcare professionals to manage and tackle health crises. In a constantly changing labour market that is increasingly globalized, digital, robotic and green, the need to build and acquire new skills has become fundamental.
HERA has a narrow mandate of operation for preparedness, which is a weaknesses. Optimal preparedness for future health crisis in the EU can only be achieved by making sure the EU has the health workforce managing frontline health emergencies, with nurses playing a crucial role in coordination.
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