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In this last European public health news of 2016, we see a change in EUPHA presidency. Muscat introduces herself by highlighting the importance of a united public health workforce in Europe. Zeegers adds to this by announcing the 25th anniversary of EUPHA next year. In our EUPHA section column, Kumar and Krasnik reflect on the successful satellite conference organised in June 2016 in Oslo, Norway, where solutions on the migrant and refugee problems were discussed. Again, a unified and strong public health workforce is necessary. Jakab emphasizes that working towards health (leaving no one behind) also includes an intersectoral approach to health. Andriukaitis specifically looks at the challenges of the migrants and refugees problem and reminds us that ensuring integration and protecting against stigma and health inequalities remain our long-term priorities. Zeegers showcases the strong voice of public health by reflecting on the Vienna Declaration, signed by many of our partners and members. # EUPHA President’s Column {#article-title-2} Sitting to write the first of my contributions as the President of EUPHA has provided an opportunity for me to reflect upon my relationship with EUPHA and public health over a couple of decades. I first came into contact with EUPHA in 1999, when as a young and an inexperienced public health doctor I sought out membership for the newly established Malta Association of Public Health Medicine. I arrived in Prague not knowing anyone other than my former professor Martin McKee who had encouraged me to write up a paper for presentation. It was then I met Dineke Zeegers Paget. Dineke has been a constant, unassuming, but ever present motor behind this organisation. Emboldened by the fact that I could speak Italian, I plucked up courage and introduced myself to Walter Ricciardi. I relate this starting point in my journey with EUPHA since it may resonate … Correspondence : Allan Krasnik, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Oster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Copenhagen, Denmark, Tel: p4523321145, e-mail: alk{at}sund.ku.dk