A European platform to combat poverty and social exclusion

Poverty Platform II.jpg As stated in Mr. Barroso’s address to the European Parliament, back in April 2010, “the real strength of a society rests on the opportunities it creates for its weakest citizens”. As part of its Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable ...

A rare chance for better health and social equity in EU food laws?

CAP blog.JPEG.jpg The European Commission (EC) has published its plan for the future of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) “The CAP towards 2020 - meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future”.  EuroHealthNet is part of a consortium working on health and agriculture policies ...

Towards greater health equity in Europe: a new European health policy, Health 2020

WHO Regional Committee meeting resize.JPG Plans to develop a new European health policy, ‘Health 2020’ were agreed at the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s annual Regional Committee meeting which, this year, took place from 13 to 16 September 2010 in Moscow, Russian Federation. The annual meeting ...

New strategy on gender equality can contribute to EU economic growth and reduce health inequalities

Gender Equity.jpg The European Commission has adopted a five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe, which aims in particular to “use the potential and the talent pool of women more extensively and efficiently, so that economic and business benefits can be gained”. ...

The European Commission launches new youth initiative

Youth on the move - resized-1.jpeg The European Commission has launched “Youth on the Move”, one of the seven flagship initiatives introduced through the Europe 2020 Strategy.The initiative - which aims to further align education and training programs with young people's needs and encourage more of them ...
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