council decis octob establish social protect committe repeal decis ec ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament commun concert strategi modernis social protect juli commiss made suggest enhanc cooper field social protect thing set group high level offici resolut februari european parliament welcom commiss commun creation group conclus decemb strengthen cooper modernis improv social protect council support commiss propos establish mechan enhanc cooper brought work group high level offici implement action council stress kind cooper cover form social protect member state improv strengthen social protect system accord nation prioriti recal compet member state organis financ social protect endors broad object challeng modernis social protect system identifi commiss make work pai provid secur incom make pension safe pension system sustain promot social inclus ensur high qualiti sustain health care underlin equal women men mainstream activ aim object final council recognis aspect relat financ common object conclus lisbon european council march acknowledg import social protect develop modernis activ dynam welfar state europ call council strengthen cooper member state exchang experi practic basi improv inform network nice subsequ meet european council regularli endors work social protect committe promot commun polici exchang social protect social protect committe set council decis ec june demonstr util advisori bodi council commiss contribut activ develop open method coordin establish lisbon european council entri forc treati nice februari social protect committe addit task replac exist committe order permit work continu decis ec repeal date social protect committe take function decid articl social protect committe hereinaft refer committe advisori statu establish promot cooper social protect polici member state commiss full complianc treati due regard power commun institut organ task committe monitor social situat develop social protect polici member state commun promot exchang inform experi good practic member state commiss prejudic articl treati prepar report formul opinion undertak work field compet request council commiss initi committe work cooper relev bodi committe deal social econom polici matter employ committe econom polici committe fulfil mandat committe establish contact social partner social government organis account respect role respons social protect sphere european parliament inform activ committe articl committe consist repres appoint member state repres commiss repres assist altern member state commiss endeavour achiev gender balanc composit deleg committe call extern expert agenda requir committe establish contact repres candid countri articl committe elect chairperson repres member state renew term year chairperson assist vice chairperson elect committe member term year repres member state hold presid council fourth repres member state hold presid meet committe conven chairperson initi request half member committe committe establish rule procedur expens reimburs accord administr rule forc commiss provid analyt organis support committe design member staff secretari act instruct committe assist committe carri task commiss liais gener secretariat council regard hold meet articl committe entrust studi specif question altern member establish work group end case chair member altern member committe commiss offici appoint committe work group call expert assist articl decis ec repeal date meet committe meet committe place month date adopt decis luxembourg octob council presid de geu opinion deliv februari publish offici journal oj oj