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The European Commission launched its renewed Social Agenda on July 2, 2008.

According to the Commission its new social proposals seek to boost access, opportunities and social justice. Discrimination is also tackled under a wide EU package on coping with social change in a global economy. The main aspects can be checked under the following headings:

The European Social Agenda launched on July 2, 2008

Combating Poverty

This contains a series of documents and links to:

  • Social Services of General Interest - Commission Report
  • Social Inclusion
  • Social Protection

Children and Youth

This contains links to:

  • Schools for the 21st Century
  • Boosting cross-border volunteering in Europe
  • Green Paper on 'Migration and Mobility'
  • Youth in Action programme

Investing in People

This contains a series of documents and links to:

  • European Works Councils - Citizens; summary
  • European Works Councils - Draft Directive
  • European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Citizens' Summary
  • The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) Communication
  • Restructuring and employment - the contribution of the EU
  • Company-based transnational agreements - Working document
  • Telework - Framework Agreement.

Longer and Healthier Lives

This contains a series of documents and links to:

  • The European Health strategy 2008-2013
  • Community strategy for 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
  • Cross-border Health Care

Strengthening Instruments

This contains a series of reports and links to:

  • Open Method of Coordination in the Social Domain - Communication
  • Open Method of Coordination in the Social Domain - Impact assessment (summary)
  • Open method of Coordination in the Social Domain - Citizen's summary
  • Proposal for a directive on maritime standards
  • Social Protection
  • Social Inclusion
  • European Commission'[s Health DG
  • European Commission's Economic and Financial Affairs DG
  • European commission's Education and Culture DG

Fighting discrimination

This section contains a series of documents and links to:

  • Communication on the Fight agains Discrimination
  • The fight Against Discriminatin - Citizen's summary
  • The Fight Against Discrimination - Directives
  • The Fight Against Discrimination - Impct Assessment (summary)
  • Equal Treatment Directive
  • Community Instruments and Policies for Roma Inclusion

The International Agenda

This section contains a series of documents and links to:

  • Decent work for all
  • Proposal for a directive on maritime standards