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Published: 21 June 2021

EU defines free access to high quality early childhood education and care

The Council of ministers of EU countries responsible for Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs met on 14-15 June 2021 and adopted...

Published: 15 June 2021

ETUCE position on Implementation of the European Education Area 2021-2030

Following up on the European Commission’s Communication on Achieving the European Education Area by 2025, the Education Council of the European...

Published: 15 June 2021

Artificial Intelligence in education must not undermine the professional role of teachers

On 7 June 2021, the ETUCE Bureau adopted the ETUCE position on the EU Regulation of Artificial Intelligence. The Regulation was proposed by the...

Published: 14 June 2021

ETUCE Statement on the European Strategy for the Rights of Persons with disabilities

On 3 March 2021, the European Commission put forward the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2021-2030) . The new...

Published: 11 June 2021

ETUCE position on Establishing a European Child Guarantee

On 24 March 2021, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Council Recommendation on Establishing a European Child Guarantee. This...

Published: 10 June 2021

ETUCE Position on the impact of micro-credentials on teachers and higher education

Preparing its recommendation to the Council on micro-credentials the European Commission has issued a public consultation, entitled...

Published: 09 June 2021

ETUCE Position on European initiative on individual learning accounts

The European Commission’s Work Programme for 2021 announced a forthcoming “EU initiative on individual learning accounts (ILA) to empower all...

Published: 07 June 2021

Council Conclusions on the European Universities Initiative

On 17 May 2021, the ministers of education of the EU adopted a Council conclusions on the European Universities initiative - Bridging higher...

Published: 25 May 2021

Towards a EU legal framework on artificial intelligence

While the debate around the risks and benefits linked to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education is gaining momentum, the EU...

Published: 11 May 2021

VET teachers’ access to professional development needs improvement

The European Training Foundation (ETF) conducted surveys with vocational education and training (VET) teachers and school leaders of VET...

Published: 07 May 2021

Teachers and school leaders need more support to maintain the quality of VET

The recent OECD report on “Teachers and Leaders in Vocational Education and Training” focuses on initial education and continuous professional...

Published: 22 April 2021

Erasmus+ supports teachers’ initial and continuous professional development

The European Commission recently published the Erasmus+ Programme for the period 2021-2027. The new programme provides funding for around 26 billion...