Better working conditions for healthcare professionals in the EU

January 23rd 2024 | (Brussels – European Parliament and Webex)| 11:00 – 13:00 |
Interpretation from/to ES/EN & potentially other languages will be provided

Register here

The healthcare sector in the European Union (EU) plays a critical role in ensuring the well-being of its citizens. From doctors and nurses to support staff and administrators, the healthcare workforce is the backbone of the EU’s healthcare system.

Investments at national and EU level are called upon to ensure that the need for healthcare services is meeting the demand. This event in the European Parliament aims to bring awareness and sensibility towards the tough working conditions of the healthcare professionals in the EU and to assess possible venues to improve them.

Provisional agenda  

#InvestInPublicServices #SocialEurope #EU2030

10:30 Welcome & access to the European Parliament

11:00 Welcome address & introduction

Dolors Montserrat, member of the European Parliament
Klaus Heeger, Secretary General, CESI

11.15 Insights by national experts

Laura África Villaseñor Roa, SATSE
Milena Popović Samardžić, SDMCG
Marco Dons, CNV Connectief Dutch National Federation of Christian Trade Unions ‘Connectief’
Elizabeth Kuiper, Associate Director at EPC European Policy Centre

11:45 Insights by EU experts

Olga Riklikiene, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | LSMU · Nursing Department PhD in Nursing Science
Tomas Zapata, World Health Organization WHO European Regional Office · Health Workforce and Service Delivery Unit
Paul De Raeve, European Federation of Nurses Association (EFN)

12:10 EU responses

Ines Prainsack, Member of Cabinet for Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Vilija Sysaite, Cabinet expert for Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs & Social Rights
Danko Relic, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (rapporteur on this opinion)

12.40 Open discussion with participants

12.50 Closing Remarks

Dolors Montserrat, member of the European Parliament
Klaus Heeger, Secretary General, CESI

13.00 End 

**Background documents:
https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef20019en.pdf
https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_ef_document/ef20020en.pdf