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28 June 2006 – Council President Ursula Haubner: "Youth in Action" programme adopted

Support for programmes in the area of youth, citizen participation, culture and consumer protection is one of the pillars of the European Union. The "Youth in Action" programme, which was negotiated under the chairmanship of Youth Minister Ursula Haubner, was adopted unanimously by the Council yesterday in Luxembourg.

The complete statement is available here.

12 June 2006 – Exploding into an integrative information society

A Ministerial Conference hosted by Latvia took place on 11 and 12 June on the topic "Digital Integration" under the Chair of Federal Minister Ursula Haubner, representing the Austrian Council Presidency.

The complete statement is available here.

08 June 2006 – Dolinschek opens conference on "Ageing and Disability"

Sigisbert Dolinschek, State Secretary for Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection today opened the "Ageing and Disability" conference which is taking place in the Graz trade fair centre under the auspices of the Austrian Presidency of the EU.

The complete statement is available here.

01 June 2006 – Haubner brokers Council agreement on improved insurance cover for mobile workers

At the very outset, the Austrian Presidency set itself the goal of improving insurance cover. Today, companies send their workers to locations all over the EU. However, this mobility should not have a negative impact on employees’ health, accident and retirement insurance. At today’s formal meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Luxembourg, its President Ursula Haubner was able to achieve significant progress.

The complete statement is available here.

12 May 2006 – Haubner: EU is also confronted with poverty

Ursula Haubner had a meeting in Brussels today in her capacity as Council Presidency with people in the EU afflicted by poverty. "I am convinced the European Union needs to be in direct touch with the living conditions of its citizens, particularly those living in poverty and social exclusion", Haubner said, "for it is the the people concerned who have real competence in the matter, and so they must be involved as a positive force in the decision-making process."

The complete statement is available here.

02 May 2006 – Haubner: "Where have all the children gone?"

The Austrian President of the Council, Ursula Haubner, is hosting a high-level conference of European experts - l’Europe de l’enfance - in Vienna. "Children and young people are key to Europe’s future. They therefore have a correspondingly high priority for our Council Presidency", Haubner stressed.

The complete statement is available here.

31 March 2006 - Haubner on EU Youth Ministers’ meeting: positive outcome

Ursula Haubner, Youth Minister and President of the Youth Council, said today that the meeting of EU Youth Ministers in Bad Ischl had produced positive results: "It is all about jobs, education and equal opportunities for our young people. More specifically, it is about the active implementation of the European Youth Pact. For young people need prospects! The Youth Event 2006 can rightly be described as a turning point in European youth policy, as for the first time young people and ministers discussed the issues together and also drew practical conclusions. Europe has a future; we are implementing our objectives with young people for young people. Bad Ischl has shown that the objectives can be achieved only if we act together. The Youth Ministers’ meeting was a success, as the initial findings from today’s evaluation sessions by the youth delegates show. The joint Bad Ischl conclusions will be direct input for the next Council meeting of Youth Ministers in May", Haubner said.

The Presidency conclusions are available here.

The Declaration on the outcomes of the Austria Youth Event 2006 is available here.

30 March 2006 – Meeting of EU Youth Ministers – Dolinschek: Creating basic conditions for youth to meet their needs

"Young people have many opportunities in today’s world, but they also face new kinds of social and economic burdens and risks. Because of the increased demands, it is necessary to support precisely those young people who, for various reasons, are unable to achieve social integration and are in danger of being marginalised", State Secretary for Social Security, Generations, and Consumer Protection Sigisbert Dolinschek said in his speech at the working session of Youth Ministers in Bad Ischl.

The complete statement is available here.

30 March 2006 – Haubner: Europe’s youth interested in good, professional solutions

At the Youth Ministers’ Informal in Bad Ischl, youth representatives from all over Europe presented a declaration drafted at the parallel Youth Event to Federal Minister Ursula Haubner and Ján Figel’, the Commissioner for Youth, Education and Culture.

The complete statement is available here.

29 March 2006 – Haubner on Youth Ministers' meeting: treating young people as partners

The two-day Informal Meeting of Youth Ministers began today in Bad Ischl. One of the highlights of this event is the ministers' meeting with representatives of European youth organisations.

The complete statement is available here.

28 March 2006 – Haubner on meeting of Youth Ministers: treat young people as social partners

"We must ensure what is happening in France does not happen again", Sigisbert Dolinschek, the State Secretary for Social Affairs, said on Tuesday in the run-up to the Youth Ministers Informal and in light of the continuing protests with which young people in France are resisting the planned labour market reform. The Minister, Ursula Haubner, spelt out what she thinks should be done: "We must treat young people as social partners".

The complete statement is available here.

27 March 2006 – Haubner: EU Youth Ministers to discuss employment and the future in Bad Ischl

The theme "youth employment" will be on the political agenda of the European Union this week too.

The complete statement is available here.

23 March 2006 – Haubner: Europe must give its young people a perspective

"We’re talking about jobs, education, training and equal opportunities for our young people. The Union must aim to find every young person work or training within six months by the year 2007 and within 100 days by the year 2010." the President of the Youth Council, Ursula Haubner, said today in Brussels.

The complete statement is available here.

10 March 2006 – Haubner: Social security and combating poverty must be priorities at EU level

The current President of the Council, Social Affairs Minister Haubner, chaired the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Brussels today. The Ministers discussed key social policy messages that are to be incorporated in the conclusions of the European Council to set the future course of EU policy.

The complete statement is available here.

08 March 2006 – Haubner: Symposium "Healthy Ageing in Europe" in Vienna

A symposium in Vienna is currently examining the consequences of the ageing population.

The complete statement is available here.

24 February 2006 – Dolinschek, Austrian Secretary of State, Opened a Conference on "Effective Legal Redress - the Consumer Protection Instruments of Actions for Injunction and Group Damages Actions" in Vienna

"To have rights and to exercise rights may be two sides of the same coin. Consumer policy must turn towards both sides of this question. What may excellent protection laws help, if they are not sticked to every day life by traders and if consumers refrain from court actions being afraid of the possible risks and costs," said the Secretary of State responsible for consumer protection, Sigisbert Dolinschek, at the opening of the Conference on "Effective Legal Redress - the Consumer Protection Instruments of Actions for Injunction and Group Damages Actions".

The complete statement is available here.

24 February 2006 – Haubner: Reducing youth unemployment will be theme for EU summit

"Young people are the potential for the future and our most valuable resource, that is why their place in the Lisbon employment goals must be recognised here and now", Youth Minister Haubner said on Thursday at the beginning of the Education, Culture and Youth Council.

The complete statement is available here.

23 February 2006 – Youth Minister Haubner at the "Education, Youth and Culture" Council in Brussels

Together with the European Commission, specific issues were prepared for today’s Council meeting, which is to consider the first progress report "Time to move up a gear: The new partnership for growth and jobs".

The complete statement is available here.

04 February 2006 – Haubner: Focus on the value of children and families in Europe

The international conference "Demographic Challenges – Family needs Partnership" in Vienna ended on Saturday. Under the chairmanship of Social Security Minister Haubner, the demographic challenges which Europe faces were discussed by political, employee and employer representatives and non-governmental organisations from 33 countries.

The complete statement is available here.

02 February 2006 – Haubner: Reducing barriers to compatibility of family and working life

"The aim of the conference is to strengthen joint initiatives, to make society more aware of the importance of the family, and to reduce the barriers to the compatibility of working life and family," said Social Security Minister Ursula Haubner at a press conference held on Thursday to mark the start of the conference.

The complete statement is available here.

The opening address by Social Affairs Minister Haubner is available here.

31 January 2006 – Announcement: European conference on demographic challenges in the Vienna Hofburg on 2-4 February

Demographic Challenges - Family needs Partnership

The Press statement is available here.

25 January 2006 – Presentation of the Austrian Presidency Programme in the area of Social Affairs

Minister Haubner presented today the Austrian Presidency Programme for Social Affairs in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament (EMPL).

The speech of Minister Haubner is available here.

25 January 2006 – Presentation of the Austrian Presidency Programme in the area of Consumer Protection

Minister Haubner presented today the Austrian Presidency Programme for Consumer Protection in the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament (IMCO).

The Press Statement is available here.

The speech of Minister Haubner is available here.

24 January 2006 – Haubner: Policy for young people must involve youngsters

Austria’s Minister for Generations Ursula Haubner today met the chair of the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament (CULT) Nikolaos Sifunakis in the run-up to the committee meeting. They agreed on the need to continue the joint work to raise awareness of youth issues.

"Young people must be offered long-term prospects for a career and their place in society," Council President Haubner subsequently told the committee.

The complete statement is available here.

The speech of Minister Haubner is available here.

21 January 2006 – Informal EPSCO Council Meeting in Villach: Presidency Conclusions

The discussions about the social dimension of the new Lisbon strategy for growth and employment were based on the Commission Communication on a new framework for the open method of coordination of social protection and inclusion policies in the European Union and a discussion paper of the Presidency.

The Presidency Conclusions are available here.

20 January 2006 – Haubner: The social dimension must be further strengthened

Council President and Minister for Social Security, Ursula Haubner, outlined the following today during the concluding Presidency press conference of the informal meeting of the Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs: "We are in agreement that the social dimension must be further strengthened.  This is also an important step for bolstering confidence in the EU."  Thus in parallel to the promotion of employment it was also necessary to have a policy for those who are on the fringes of society.

The complete statement is available here.

19 January 2006 – Haubner: Clear message for a social Europe

"The EPSCO meeting has got off to a successful start. Broad agreement has been reached among the representatives of the social partners, the troika and the social platform that economic growth and jobs are inconceivable without social security", Council President Ursula Haubner, the Social Affairs Minister, said on Thursday evening at the Informal Meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers.

The complete statement is available here.

19 January 2006 – Haubner and Dolinschek: signal for a social Europe

Social Affairs Minister Ursula Haubner expects the Informal Meeting of EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers in Villach to send a "common, clear signal" on social protection.

The complete statement is available here.

18 January 2006 – Comments of Minister Haubner on the Informal Meeting of the Employment and Social Ministers in Villach

Austria intends to use the EU Presidency not only to strengthen the social dimension, but also to enhance its visibility and its impact for people in Europe. Ursula Haubner, Minister of Social Security, Generations and Consumer Protection, co-chairing the Villach Informal Meeting of Ministers of Social Affairs and Employment from Thursday to Saturday with Minister of Labour Martin Bartenstein, referred to the fight against poverty and social exclusion as priorities of the Austrian Presidency.

The complete statement is available here.

12 January 2006 – Announcement of the Informal Meeting of the Employment and Social Ministers in Villach

On invitation of Minister Ursula Haubner and Minister Martin Bartenstein the Informal Meeting of the Employment and Social Ministers takes place from the 19 to 21 January 2006 in Villach. The topic of the Meeting is "FLEXICURITY – Flexibility through Security. For a SOCIAL EUROPE".
On the first day the EU-Troika will meet with representatives of the European Parliament, the European Social Partners and the Social Platform.
On the second day the Ministers of the Member States, the Applicant Countries and EFTA-States will discuss the social dimension of the partnership for growth and jobs as well as labour models, which do justice to both necessary flexibility and social security.

Further information on this Informal Meeting is available on our event site.

10 January 2006 – Welcome to the Website of the BMSG dedicated to the Presidency

Henceforth we offer you on this website an up-to-date overview on the events and policy priorities of the BMSG in the context of the Presidency.



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