EENA CONFERENCE 2026 – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN
The European Emergency Number Association (EENA) will hold its 2026 Conference & Exhibition in Riga, Latvia on 15–17 April and is now inviting abstracts for presentations to help shape the programme. This is your opportunity...
ESTONIA ADOPTS NEW CELL BROADCAST EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
A new €3.7 million cell broadcast–based emergency alert system will be completed and introduced in Estonia by 2027. It will be faster and more flexible than SMS notifications, according to government ministers. Estonia's current...
‘INTERSCHUTZ 2026’ RETURNS TO HANNOVER ON 1-6 JUNE
The next edition of INTERSCHUTZ – the world’s leading trade fair and networking event for the fire and rescue services, civil protection, safety and security – will take place in the German city of Hannover on 1-6 June 2026. The...
EUROPEAN FIRE SAFETY WEEK 2025 (3-7 NOVEMBER)
The European Fire Safety Alliance (EuroFSA) will host the seventh edition of European Fire Safety Week (EUFSW25) from 3-7 November, in collaboration with its partners. Preparations by the EU to launch a new policy framework on housing, focused on creating more...
INEQUITIES IN NURSING WORKFORCE THREATEN GLOBAL HEALTH GOALS
The global nursing workforce has grown from 27.9m in 2018 to 29.8m in 2023, but wide disparities in the availability of nurses remain across regions and countries, according to the ‘State of the World’s Nursing 2025’ report....
EUROPEAN COMMISSION LAUNCHES RESPONSE STRATEGY FOR MEMBER STATES
The European Commission has launched the Preparedness Union Strategy to support member states and enhance Europe’s capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats. It comes as the EU is facing increasingly complex crises...
2025 WORLD RESCUE CHALLENGE TO WELCOME KEY IMPROVEMENTS
The World Rescue Organisation will introduce several new additions at the 2025 World Rescue Challenge (WRC), which will take place from 9 to 14 September next in Karlovac, a city nestled in Central Croatia. The Chair of the World Rescue Organisation (WRO) has thanked...
EU LEADERS VOW TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE
EU leaders have said that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to provide at least €5 billion for artillery ammunition purchases. The EU’s leaders also discussed the...
WHO CALLS FOR URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR PATIENTS IN GAZA
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeatedly raised the alarm that patients in Gaza need urgent medical evacuation for life-saving treatment, yet the pace of evacuations remains excruciatingly slow, where only 5383 patients have been evacuated with support from...
ONGOING ATTACKS JEOPARDISE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE IN LEBANON
Since the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Lebanon on 17 September 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has verified 23 attacks on health care in Lebanon that have led to 72 deaths and 43 injuries among healthcare workers and patients. Fifteen...
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR EENA CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION IN HELSINKI
Registration is now open for the EENA 2025 Conference & Exhibition, which takes place in Helsinki, Finland, on 9-11 April 2025. The EENA conference programme will explore topics related to the implementation of EU legislation requirements, AI applications, NG112...
NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR EUROPEAN FIRE SAFETY AWARD 2025
Nominations are now for the European Fire Safety Award 2025 which serves to reward the best community fire safety projects in Europe focused on raising fire safety awareness, changing people’s behaviour and inspiring education on...
