Press Release: Employment and Social Policy Council, Luxembourg, 6.6.00

Topics duscussed included: Follow-up to the Lisbon European Council; Combating racial discrimination - unanimous political agreement was reached on a proposed directive implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin. The formal adoption of the text will take place at a forthcoming Council meeting; Work programme for the Employment Committee for 2000; Progress report by the high-level working party on social protection; Setting up a Social Protection Committee; Coordination of social security systems (Review of Regulation 1408/71); Balanced participation of women and men in family and working life - resolution; Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment (Directive 'work at a height'); Approved without debate was an item on beef labelling - The Council adopted a common position with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Regulation (EC) No 820/97.

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