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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11208

2 December 2014
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) health
Council assesses contribution of health to EU 2020 goals

Brussels, 01/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - In common with all the other formations of the Council of Ministers, the Health Council opened a debate at its working session on Monday 1 December on what the health sector has brought to the Europe 2020 strategy.

The ministers and Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis stressed the importance of having viable and effective health systems for a sustainable and inclusive society. Spending in the health sector must not be seen as a burden, a drain on...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) EBOLA: Andriukaitis calls on member states to step up their efforts
(AE) HEALTH: Medical devices - Council notes several questions outstanding
(AE) HEALTH: Council says vaccination is effective public health tool
(AE) HEALTH: Council assesses contribution of health to EU 2020 goals
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Clean air and Circular economy packages - 11 ministers speak out
(AE): CLIMATE/UN
(AE) JHA: More Commission powers and new era for United Kingdom
(AE) JHA: Swiss reject further immigration reduction
(AE) JHA: GUE/NGL call for action against Italy over migrants
(AE) JHA: Psychoactive substances - Commission proposes 4,4'-DMAR ban
(AE) TRANSPORT: Single Sky +2 agreement but Gibraltar references go
(AE) ENTERPRISE: Business confidence in 2015 set to improve
(AE) REGIONS: Partnership pillar in alpine strategy
ECONOMY - FINANCE
(AE) TAXATION: FTT - Italy gives up and passes baton to Latvia
(AE) TAXATION: Swiss oppose end of lump-sum taxation
(AE) INSURANCE: Solvency II - industry generally sufficiently capitalised
(AE) BANKS: Banking union - single list of six individuals for SRB
(AE) GREECE: Greeks make gesture towards troika, which is still not taking position
(AE) ECONOMY:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) EUROPEAN COUNCIL: Herman Van Rompuy hands over to Donald Tusk
(AE) LATVIAN PRESIDENCY: Commission welcomes Latvian government
(AE) COMMISSION:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) AZERBAIJAN: Contact established on Southern Gas Corridor
(AE) ENERGY: Adoption of new energy charter for spring 2015
(AE) UKRAINE: EUAM Ukraine has ambitious objectives but limited means
(AE) UKRAINE: Hahn calls on Russia to make first step
(AE) NEIGHBOURHOOD: March green paper and autumn communication
(AE) BAHRAIN: EU welcomes second round of elections
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Organising dialogue with economic and social actors
(AE) ACP: Benin to receive €372 million in aid up to 2020
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(AE) SOCIAL: €1 billion for employment and social inclusion in Bulgaria
(AE) SOCIAL: Implementation of European social fund in Flanders
(AE) SOCIAL: Austrian programme for most deprived
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1072