Press Release - Tackling the gender pay gap
Eliminating the gender pay gap is a prerequisite for sustainable and inclusive development, which is a core objective of the European Union’s ‘Europe 2020’ Strategy. This was the main message arising...
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The two co-legislators, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the proposal for a Regulation on food intended for infants and young children and food for...
View ArticlePress Release - Equality, an essential prerequisite for growth
Policies which promote equality in all sectors of society can substantially contribute to growth. This was the message from today’s first day of the Equality Summit 2012 (November 22 and 23) on...
View ArticlePress Release - Discussing enhanced protection for posted workers
An orientation debate on the proposal for the enforcement of the Directive concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, as well as an exchange of views with regard...
View ArticlePress Release - Healthy ageing across the lifecycle and other important...
Particularly important health issues for European citizens, such as serious cross-border threats to health, healthy ageing and organ donation and transplantation will be addressed by EU Ministers of...
View ArticlePress Release - “Protecting financially and socially vulnerable groups is a...
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr. Demetris Christofias, expressed his full support for the European Platform against poverty and social exclusion to act as a forum for consultation on the...
View ArticleFeature - Active ageing: Optimising opportunities
The European population is growing older. In 2010, there were more than 87 million people aged 65 and over in the EU, some 17.4 per cent of the total population, compared to less than 13 per cent in...
View ArticlePressemitteilung: Weg hin zur Erreichung eines verstärkten Schutzes für...
Die Minister für Beschäftigungs- und Sozialpolitik der Europäischen Union hielten heute, am 6. Dezember, in Brüssel, auf dem Ratstreffen, eine Orientierungsdebatte ab zu einer vorgeschlagenen...
View ArticlePressemitteilung: Gesundheitsförderung in allen Phasen des Lebenszyklus
Die EU Gesundheitsminister übernahmen heute, den 7. Dezember, die Beschlüsse zu Organspende und Transplantation und gesundes Altern in allen Phasen des Lebenszyklus. Darüber hinaus einigten sich die...
View ArticlePress Release – “It is our responsibility to maintain the momentum created...
“The European Year 2012 formed a solid basis for policy making and demonstrated a strong political commitment, as well as raising awareness on the importance of promoting active ageing and solidarity...
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