Seeking co-operation between occupational health care and occupational safety and health in Rovaniemi (16 December)

EU fights violence against children, young persons and women (13 December)

Minister Biaudet: Diseases do not respect the EU borders (3   December)

Agreement in the EU Council for Labour and Social Affairs on a new step forward for co-operation in social protection (29 November)

Social Protection Co-ordination Regulation 1408/71 in the Council for Labour and Social Affairs (29 November)

Conference on Financing Social Protection 22 -23 November 1999:
Social protection promotes social stability and facilitates adaptation to economic change (23 November)

Minister Maija Perho at the Conference on Financing Social Protection  Round table: How to proceed at the European level? (23 November.)

Minister Perho at the Conference on Financing Social Protection: EU’s decisions relating to economic policy create a new setting for national social policies (22 November)

Mrs Maija Perho, Minister of Social Affairs and Health: Europe needs the active work contribution of aged workers (15 November)

EU Expert Meeting on Violence Against Women: Joint models of action help to combat violence (10 November)

EU Expert Meeting on Violence Against Women (9 November)

EU Conference on Financing Social Protection to be held on 22 - 23 November in Helsinki (1 October)

High-level experts in health of the EU and applicant countries about co-operation (27 October)

Meeting of a High-Level Committee on Health in Helsinki 26-27 October

EU member states support a fifth action programme on equal opportunities (22 October)

Finland hopes that use of information technology will be linked to the Concerted Strategy for Social Protection of the EU (22 October)

Renewal of the Community Action Programme on Equal Opportunities to be handled at the Council on 22 October 1999 (14 october)

Minister Perho at the Committee  of the European Parliament:  The Social Protection Strategy to the Council next week (14 october)

Minister Ms Maija Perho to be heard at the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament on 14 October (13 october)

The message of the EU Conference in Tampere, Finland: There is no health without mental health (13 october)

Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General, WHO: Mental health issues are emphasised in the work of the WHO (13 october)

User’s point of view is important in mental health care (12 october)

EU:s employment policies must be complemented by a strategy for mental health promotion ((12 october)

Commissioner Byrne congratulates Finland for raising the issue of mental health to European agenda   (11 october)

EU Conference: New legislation and technology facilitate the placement of people with disabilities in working life (7 october)

The objective of the European Union is an inclusive and non-discriminatory society for all (6 October)

Minister Eva Biaudet, opening address at the Conference on the Independent Living of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities (6 October)

Conference on the Independent Living of Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Helsinki (1 October)

Supporting self-employment and flexibility in taking parental leaves would improve the employment situation of women (30 September)

Finland's national address: Tax and socio-political incentives should be made visible from the equality perspective (30 September)

Minister Eva Biaudet:
Social policy affects women's
opportunities on the labour market
(30 September 1999)

Minister Eva Biaudet:
Women's labour force participation must be made both possible and economically profitable
(30 September 1999)

European Chief Medical Officers discuss quality and performance in health care in Helsinki (30 September 1999)

The EU Conference on Equality:
Press briefing at Finlandia Hall 29 September 1999 at 18.00 o´clock
(28 September 1999)

Press releases about the Ministerial Conference Equality for Women and
Men in Employment Policies (21-30 September 1999)

Address by Minister of Health and Social Services Ms Biaudet to the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (21 September 1999)

Résumé about the Speech of Minister Biaudet at the Committee for the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection (21 September)

Minister Eva Biaudet heard at committees of the European Parliament in Brussels (21 September 1999)

European Conference on "Safety and Health and Employability" in Bilbao (29 July 1999)

Italian Health Minister R. Bindi in Finland (27 July 1999)

Informal Council of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs: Unanimous support to Finlands policy lines on ageing and employment (auf Deutsch) (9 July 1999)

Minister Biaudet: Important to use even weakened work ability (auf Deutsch) (9 July 1999)

Minister  Perho: Encouraging social security is a prerequisite for a balanced economic development (auf Deutsch) (9 July 1999)

Finland's programme for ageing workers prevents age discrimination (9 July 1999)

Social Policy in Tandem with the Labour Market in EU (8 July 1999)

Minister Biaudet to participate in ECOSOC meeting on July 6 (5 July 1999)

Informal Council of the Ministers for Labour and Social Affairs on July 8th-10th, 1999 in Oulu: The Ageing Labour Force is a Common Challenge for Europe (2nd July 1999)