News from Education Policy - European Trade Union Committee for Education

Published: 04 March 2021

Education trade unions’ call for more involvement in EU’s next strategic framework of cooperation

The education ministers of the EU countries met on 19 February 2021 and adopted a Council Resolution for the European Education Area (EEA) to...

Published: 24 February 2021

Eurasia Regional GEM Report provides new insights on teachers needs for inclusive education

The Eurasia Regional Global Education Monitoring Report “Inclusion and education: All means all” has just been published. The report, co-authored by...

Published: 15 February 2021

EU excludes researchers’ trade unions from the dialogue on the new ERA

The first week of February hosted a series of key events in the field of the new European Research Area. After having launched Horizon Europe...

Published: 04 February 2021

What VET teachers need for quality and inclusive initial vocational education and training

On 3 February, the Cedefop Seminar ‘Making excellence inclusive: towards a new Cedefop survey of VET teachers and trainers' took place online in the...

Published: 03 February 2021

The importance of public financial support for inclusive higher education

The European Eurydice network published a new comparative report on National Student Fees and Support Systems in European Higher Education for the...

Published: 20 January 2021

The European Economic and Social Committee calls for better integration of green skills and competences into education

In its recent opinion entitled “Towards an EU strategy for enhancing green skills and competences for all” the European Economic and Social...

Published: 08 January 2021

COVID-19: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control publishes a news study on COVID transmission in schools

On 23 December 2020, the ECDC published a report updating on its knowledge surrounding the role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and...

Published: 18 December 2020

EIGE: Horizontal gender segregation undermines quality and working conditions in the ECE

The European Institute for Gender Equality has published a report on the consequences of the unequal division of care responsibility on gender...

Published: 14 December 2020

The new European Democracy Action Plan leaves aside social partners and omits to give education a prominent role

On 3 December 2020, the EU Commission launched the new Democracy Action Plan with the view to improve the resilience of democracies, enhance...

Published: 08 December 2020

Education and Training Monitor Report 2020: European countries did not meet the ET2020 targets in education

This year’s Education and Training Monitor proves that several European countries did not reach the ET2020 targets and explains that schools in...

Published: 30 November 2020

First European LGBTI Equality Strategy: a step towards a more inclusive society

On 12 November, the European Commission published the first European LGBTI Equality Strategy 2020-2025, following the European Commission Work...

Published: 24 November 2020

ETUCE welcomes the plan to address the digital gap and increase digital literacy

The European Commission has published its Digital Education Plan 2021-2027. ETUCE welcomes the Commission’s position on the need for quality and...