council conclus decemb strengthen cooper modernis improv social protect council european union note satisfact view express commiss commun quot concert strategi modernis social protect quot good basi discuss european social protect emphasis aim european union ensur link econom social develop recal compet member state organis financ social protect stress decis matter cover commun compet complement weaken condit nation social polici conduct underlin cooper modernis social protect base structur perman dialogu follow exchang inform experi good practic member state social protect face type challeng develop acknowledg discuss futur social protect european level context outlin commiss commun kind cooper cover form social protect member state improv strengthen social protect system accord nation prioriti consid import cooper improv modernis social protect coher action parallel interact european employ strategi macroeconom dialogu underlin role social partner modernis social protect process endors broad object identifi commiss make work pai provid secur incom make pension safe pension system sustain promot social inclus ensur high qualiti sustain health care welcom commiss analysi basi work high level group public health issu handl separ bodi council stress social protect guarante adequ safeti net citizen invest balanc econom develop signific competit advantag globalis economi recognis aspect relat financ common object social protect mention point addit broad object develop social protect arrang set commiss emphasis equal women men mainstream activ aim object mean assess consequ women men stage plan decis make follow relat activ emphasis commun pai attent balanc econom social develop applic countri process enlarg european union stress full advantag technolog inform technolog develop social welfar commun level special attent activ promot utilis advanc inform technolog attain welfar goal technolog benefit develop health social servic social particip sector popul order achiev goal cooper improv modernis social protect support commiss suggest establish mechan enhanc cooper brought work group high level offici implement action prejudic articl treati establish european commun group high level offici examin issu rais commiss commun conclus prepar report submit council underlin necess creat group meantim ask member state commiss design interim period high level offici launch abovement debat work begin immedi progress report prepar context european council june final support commiss intent associ european parliament process support commiss involv econom social committe committe region cooper welcom contribut social partner social secur institut process