The conference "European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing: from plan to action" will be opened by Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for digital agenda and John Dalli, the European Commissioner for health and consumer policy.
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)
Organiser type
EU Institutions
Section
Health & Consumers
Social Europe & Jobs
Event Location
Brussels
Event Description
Location: Council of the European Union, Luxembourg
The EPSCO Council meets around four times a year. Two of the meetings are usually devoted exclusively to employment and social policy topics. The EU's objective in the field of Employment and Social Policy is to contribute to a high level of employment and development of human resources, promoting working conditions and combating exclusion. As far as Health and Consumer Affairs are concerned, the EU aims at achieving a high level of human health and consumer protection.
Contact Person:
Marianna Karageorgis
Coreper I
Telephone: +32 27404002
Mobile: +32 473858237
Email: mkarageorgis@pio.moi.gov.cy
Related Events
03 May 2012
12 Jun 2012 to 14 Jun 2012
20 Jun 2012
Schedule:
20 June 2012: Pre-conference cocktail and dinner for participants at 7.00 PM
21 June 2012: Conference from 9.00 AM to 5.15 PM, followed by cocktails
Venue:
04 Sep 2012
Oral health means more than just good teeth! Join us to discuss the future of European oral health policy.
21 Nov 2012
Date: Thursday 22 November 2012
17.30 - 18.00: registration
18.00 - 19.30: conference
19.30 - 21.30: reception
30 Jan 2013
Air pollution in airports
Event date: 31 Jan 13 - 31 Jan 13
A challenge for the working environment - solutions and successful cooperation
AIR POLLUTION IN AIRPORTS
19 Feb 2013
The event, sponsored by Stephen Hughes MEP, is organized at the occasion of the launch of EASL paper which reviews 260 epidemiological studies published in the last five years to survey the current state of evidence on the burden of liver disease in Europe and it
20 Feb 2013
9th European Pet Night under the patronage of Members of the European Parliament Dr. Horst Schnellhardt and Maria Irigoyen,
European Pet Night 2013
20 February 2013, 18:30-20:30
05 Mar 2013
In celebration of World Kidney Day, the European Kidney Health Alliance is delighted to invite you to its luncheon event, organised in collaboration with the MEP Group for Kidney Health on 5 March 2013.
06 Mar 2013
The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament invites you to a conference on "How GMO-free labelling of food products can contribute to increase GMO-free supplies for animal feed", co-hosted by MEPs José Bové, Jill Evans and Bart Staes.
04 Jun 2013 to 05 Jun 2013
COST is a partner of the inaugural World Research and Innovation Congress - Pioneers In Healthcare.
20 Jun 2013
The Protected Geographical Indication Pays d'Oc wines, the varietal wines French leader with an annual production of more than 6 millions of hectolitres, wish to gather and federate, around the concept of the wine under quality labels, the actors of theMediterranean regions of Europewho share wit
26 Jun 2013
Privatization of Public Goods
26 June 2013, 15.00-18.30,European Parliament, Room ASP A1G2
PROGRAMME
15.00 – 15.15 Opening
Gabi Zimmer, President GUE/NGL
Thomas Händel, MEP GUE/NGL , (Die Linke, Germany)
17 Sep 2013
On 17 September, THE even on obesity is taking place in Brussels, This high-level event will gather eminent scientists and policy makers to discuss how to encounter the obesity epidemic in Europe.
Highlights of the day:
24 Sep 2013
Head and neck cancer is the 6th most common type of cancer in Europe with more than 150,000 new patients diagnosed in 2012, and the incidence of the disease is on the rise.
28 Oct 2013
ANEC - the European Voice in Standardization, the Austrian Standards Institute Consumer Council in co-operation with Austrian Ministry of Health (BMG), Austrian Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK), Belgium Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and E
09 Dec 2013
European standardization in the healthcare sector has traditionally been limited to medical devices and e-health applications. Nevertheless, in recent years there has been an increasing level of demand from stakeholders in relation to the standardization of healthcare services.
02 Apr 2014
The Neuromed-led project "Neurobiotech”, aims at setting up an International Research and Innovation Community on Neuroscience.
17 Sep 2014
The SESEC Conference in Brussels will give an insight on the next policy developments on Energy Efficiency, the energy cost evolutions and ready-to-use project results for the textile and clothing industry.
20 Apr 2016
ECPC wants to contribute to raise awareness about bladder cancer. The White Paper to be launched on 20 April 2016 is an appeal to policy makers, the scientific and medical community to reduce the burden of bladder cancer on patients.
20 Apr 2016
Policy Debate
Organised by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Pages
Events of the week
Jobs
Technopolis Consulting Group
Ecsite - European Network of Science Centres & Museums
BDEW
WORLD LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE CLUB DE MADRID
EASO - European Asylum Support Office
Wine in Moderation (WiM) Association
RPP GROUP
International Crisis Group
DAI Europe
EURACTIV News
- Eastern Europe diversity should be considered in EU-wide cancer plan
- The Brief, powered by BP – The forgotten man
- MEPs rebuke European Patent Office over conventional breeding copyright
- What the European Parliament must do the halt destruction of the Amazon and climate breakdown
- EU climate official: Innovation fund will help decarbonise metals production