Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 11 December 2014

A meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 11 December 2014. The agenda included the following topics:

+ Exchange of views on how to invest in youth, discussing matters including the youth guarantee, education and skills;

+ Agreement on a general approach regarding the EURES (European employment services) network regulation;

+ Discussion regarding the Directive on women integrating company boards, without an agreement on a general approach being reached;

+ Adoption of a general approach on an amending directive on seafarers;

+ Debate on the equal treatment directive;

+ Information regarding the latest developments concerning the maternity leave directive;

+ Agreement on a directive which concerns certain aspects of the organisation of working time in inland waterway transport;

+ Presentation by the European Commission of the 2015 Annual Growth Survey, the joint employment report and the alert mechanism report;

+ Adoption of conclusions regarding the 20-year review of the implementation by the member states and the EU institutions of the Beijing platform for action;

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/2604: Statement by Vice-President Dombrovskis after the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-2604_en.htm

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/2603: Statement by Commissioner Marianne Thyssen after the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-2603_en.htm

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/2624: Statement by Commissioner Věra Jourová following the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-2624_en.htm

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