Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 24 October 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 24 October 2019. This meeting focused on employment and social policy. The agenda includes the following items:

• Adoption of conclusions on the Economy of Wellbeing;
• Debate on how to strengthen anti-discrimination measures in the European Union (EU), based on a steering note from the Council Presidency;
• Presentation by the European Commission relating to its Communication on more efficient decision-making in social policy;
• Adoption of conclusions on promoting the International Labour Organisation (ILO) centenary declaration on the future of work;
• Debate on 'Matching skills and labour market needs in the changing world of work', based on a discussion paper from the Council Presidency;
• Presentation of annual reviews on the employment and social situation in the EU and policy developments in the Member States, in the framework of the European Semester;
• Briefing on the conference on advancing LGBTI equality in the European Union;
• Briefing on the Tripartite Social Summit.

Official

Outcome of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 24 October 2019 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/41181/st13311-en19.pdf

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