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2006 - YOUNG EUROPEANS HAVE GIVEN THEIR OPINION |
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Six months of consultations have borne fruit: the European manifesto is here!
200 young people from throughout the whole of Europe gathered in Brussels on 19, 20 and 21 May 2006 to finalise this unique document.
The role of education, the need for support at every level and the importance of the participation of young people in drafting policies that concern them – the European manifesto sifts through everything. |
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| EU action to tackle health inequalities |
| UK Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, speaking at the Tackling Health Inequalities – Governing for Health Summit in London on 17 October 2005, called for action by all EU Member States to counteract the cycle of poor health among disadvantaged groups. |
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EU:She said: “Almost all important health problems, and major causes of premature death across Europe such as heart disease and cancer, are more common among people with lower levels of education and income.” EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, Markos Kyprianou, said: “We want our social model and our economic model to deliver prosperity and a fair distribution of health. By helping to share and promote best practice on solutions that work, this summit can help us in this goal.”
Source:
UK Department of Health,
17 October 2005,
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/... |
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