Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 15-16 June 2017

Formal meetings of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in 2017:

+ Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 3 March 2017

A meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council was held on 15-16 June 2017. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Policy debate on the 2017 European Semester, focusing on the country specific recommendatios (CSRs);

+ Informal debate on the European Pillar of Social Rights;

+ Agreement on general approach regarding a draft directive on protecting workers against carcinogens;

+ Briefing on progress regarding the posting of workers directive;

+ Briefing on progress regarding the accessibility directive for products and services and the revised regulation on the coordination of social security systems;

+ Briefing on progress relating to the directive on women on company boards and the equal treatment directive;

+ Adoption of conclusions on 'Making work-pay stratagies' and on a report from the European Court of Auditors on youth unemployment;

+ Adoption of conclusions on halting childhood overweight and obesity;

+ Adoption of conclusions encouraging member state driven voluntary cooperation between health systems;

+ Exchange of views on health aspects of the European Pillar of Social Rights;

+ Briefing by the European Commission on its efforts against pollution of water and soil by pharmaceutical residues.