Author: Anne Stuhlmann

In May, SAM.I. Secretary General Ivo Bonamico and SAM.I. President Knut Fleckenstein travelled to Kiev to visit our Ukrainian member organization SSU, who has uninterruptedly continued to provide services and helped to distribute aid shipments to the Ukrainian people since the start of the Russian invasion. The SAM.I. delegation travelled jointly with representatives from the […]

In March 2023, the European Commission presented its proposal COM(2023)127 for a revision of the current Driving Licences Directive, to modernise driving licence rules. The European Parliament and the Council have started their work on the file, with the objective to find an agreement before the European elections in 2024. Samaritan International (SAM.I.) welcomes the […]

Samaritan International (SAM.I.) took the opportunity of the Commission’s consultation on the evaluation of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) to call for a stronger role of the EQF in facilitating the cross-border recognition of First Aid qualifications. While First Aid skills have been established in European legislation as a work-relevant qualification, these qualifications are still […]