Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 9-10 June 2008

A meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 9-10 June 2008. The agenda included the following topics:

+ Adoption of conclusions regarding the implementation of the Posted Workers Directive;

Working time; Temporary agency work; Guidelines for the employment policies of the member states; Skills, jobs and youth; Anticipating and matching labour market needs; EMCO opinion on youth employment; Social security: Implementing Regulation; Beijing platform for action: Girl child; Women in political decision-making; Gender stereotypes; Reducing the burden of cancer; Antimicrobial resistance; Implementation of the EU health strategy; Cooperation mechanism between the Council and the Commission for the implementation of the EU health strategy; Information to patients on medicinal products

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