Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council

It is expected today that the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg will decide in which of the four EU capitals the European Labor Office will be located.

Sofia, Nicosia, Riga and Bratislava are the four European capitals that are fighting for its headquarters.

It is expected to be set up this year and be operational by 2023.

Gender equality and economic independence of women represented some of the topics included on the agenda of talks on the second day of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) meeting in Bucharest, where Labour Minister Marius Budai underscored that the European Union policy on gender equality after 2019 should be strengthened, according to a release of the rel

Discussion of the future of health in the EU was the main focus of the meeting of EU health ministers during the second day of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg.

Commenting on today's debate, Kiril Ananiev, Bulgarian Minister for Health, said: