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A new strategic approach to health for the EU (2008-2013)

The present White Paper sets out a new Community health strategy until 2013, which is designed to confront the growing challenges to the health of Europe's citizens, such as population ageing, cross-border health threats or illnesses linked to unhealthy lifestyles. This strategy is also intended to strengthen, in a single strategic framework, Community cooperation in the areas in which the Member States cannot act alone, ensure that health is better understood at European level and worldwide, and secure a bigger role for health in all policies. To this end, the White Paper proposes four principles and three strategic objectives for the coming years.

Asl Roma 1: convegno sulla resilienza organizzativa e sviluppo di politiche per la primary health care

Capacity building, Resilienza organizzativa e Sviluppo di policies per la primary health care

Roadmap for equality between women and men (2006-2010)

Community programme for employment and solidarity - PROGRESS (2007-2013)

The aim of the future PROGRESS programme is to provide financial support for the implementation of the European Union's objectives in the field of employment and social affairs. It will thus contribute to the achievement of the Lisbon Strategy objectives. PROGRESS, the budget for which is 743 million, will finance analysis, mutual learning, awareness-raising and dissemination activities, as well as assistance for the main players over the period 2007-2013. The programme will be divided into five sections corresponding to five main fields of activity: employment, social protection and inclusion, working conditions, diversity and combating discrimination, and equality between women and men.

Nuova strategia in materia sanitaria per l’UE (2008-2013)

Il presente libro bianco definisce una nuova strategia comunitaria in materia sanitaria fino al 2013 per fronteggiare problemi sempre più pronunciati per la salute della popolazione come l’invecchiamento, le minacce transfrontaliere per la salute o le malattie legate a stili di vita poco salubri. Questa strategia intende in questo modo rafforzare, in un quadro strategico unico, la cooperazione comunitaria nei settori nei quali gli Stati membri non possono agire soli, garantire una maggior comprensione della salute a livello europeo e globale e riservare più spazio alla salute nell’insieme delle politiche. A tal fine, il libro bianco propone quattro principi e tre obiettivi strategici per i prossimi anni.

Competitive Cities and Climate Change Conference

European Commission to launch study on unleashing talent and creativity in Europe

Representatives from the EU's Culture Ministries met in Cannes on 27 January to discuss the challenges facing the music industry at an informal meeting held to coincide with the start of this year's MIDEM international trade fair for the music and recording industry. At the event, European Commissioner Ján Figel’ announced the launch of a study on the role of culture, and the EU's cultural industries, in promoting and stimulating creativity, innovation and growth in the EU

European partners join lively debate on flexicurity

Today, over 400 representatives of workers and employers, NGOs and government will meet with the European Commission to debate the "flexicurity" approach. Flexicurity combines active labour market policies, flexible contractual arrangements, lifelong learning and modern social protection systems. It can help confront the challenges of globalisation and demographic ageing by ensuring that workers and employers are better equipped to manage change. The results of today's event will feed into the Commission's preparations for a policy communication on flexicurity at the end of June.

EU record on human rights protection in 2006 under scrutiny

The Foreign Affairs Committee adopted its annual report on human rights in the world on Tuesday. Focusing on the situation in 2006, the report looks at EU policies on breaches of human rights, criticises EU action in the area and makes specific recommendations.

Inquiry into debt insurance sales

loans The -£5bn payment protection insurance industry (PPI) has been referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

An internal knowledge market

The European Research Area