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Belgium presidency education priorities EU second half 2010
1 juli 2010

Under the Belgian Presidency, the Council will adopt guidelines with a view to
setting up a new work programme on the education and training of professionals
until 2020. At the Informal Meeting of Ministers in Bruges, the candidate countries
and countries of the European Economic Area will be invited to join this work
programme. Draft conclusions on this matter will be submitted to the Council.
Within the framework of the Europe 2020 Strategy, and the need for a green,
sustainable and skills-based economy, the Council will adopt conclusions on
education in the field of sustainable development.

The Presidency will continue the work embarked upon by previous Presidencies
concerning the strengthening of European cooperation in the domain of school
education. In line with the conclusions of the European Council, the Presidency will
pay particular attention to the problems associated with the failure to complete
schooling, and to core skills, as well as to the role of education and training in
social inclusion.

Depending on the presentation by the Commission of its flagship initiative “Youth
on the move”, under the Belgian Presidency, the Council will adopt the
recommendation on the promotion of mobility for young people.
Finally, the Belgian Presidency will work towards modernising higher education in
Europe and on the interaction between higher education, research and
innovation.

quoted from the total Belgium program, which also includes priorities on other points.

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