The European social Agenda from November 20th till December 19th, 2006

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  • November 21st
    HELSINKI
    Extraordinary meeting of the European Economic and Social Council’s Bureau. Debate on the challenges of globalization for the EU in the perspective of the Lisbon strategy and global governance.
  • November 21st
    PARIS
    Aferp breakfast on the “development of social protection and the evolution of retirement systems in Europe”, with Bernard Devy, President of the European Association of Paritarian Institutions (AEIP), and Arnaud d’Yvoire, General Secretary of the Observatory of P
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