Press Release: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, Luxembourg, 1-2 June 2006

Items debated include: EU Sustainable Development Strategy - Social Inclusion; Social Services of General Interest (SSGI); Social Security; EU Institute for Gender Equality; Beijing Platform for Action; Flexicurity; Portability of Supplementary Pension Rights; Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - Progress; Guidelines for the Employment Policies; Working Time; Food additives; Women's health; Healthy lifestyles - prevention of Type 2 diabetes; Common values and principles in EU-health systems; EU Sustainable Development Strategy; Pandemic influenza preparedness and planning; Combating HIV/Aids; Advanced therapy medicinal products; Medical devices