Key Decisions from the June ETUCE Bureau Meeting
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At its meeting on 16 June 2025, the ETUCE Bureau took important steps to shape its direction for the coming year and respond to ongoing challenges facing teachers and their unions across Europe.
The Bureau adopted the Operational Plan for 2025–2026, which sets out the main priorities and activities for the organisation. As emphasised during the meeting, this plan will evolve as needed to reflect developments during the current mandate.
Members also signed off on a revised “How We Work” framework, which aims to bring more clarity and coherence to ETUCE’s advisory structures and networks. The focus is on making these groups more efficient, member-driven, and easier to navigate.
Several key policy positions were approved. This includes ETUCE’s updated stance on the European Education Area and the Union of Skills and Teachers Agenda, and a detailed response to the European Commission’s Quality Jobs Roadmap consultation. The accompanying Union of Skills Strategy document is still being finalised.
In the field of research and higher education, the Bureau endorsed a position paper on the future of the European Research Area, alongside updates on lobbying and consultation work linked to the next EU research framework programme (FP10).
On social dialogue, the Bureau adopted a proposal to reform the functioning of the ESSDE, with the goal of revitalising the sectoral dialogue process. Members also discussed the current negotiations on telework and the right to disconnect, which are moving forward.
In terms of equality and inclusion, two major documents were adopted: a strengthened Anti-Racism Strategy, which now includes a clearer focus on different forms of racism and the political pressure faced by teachers; and ETUCE’s input to the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy for 2026–2030.
These outcomes reflect a continued effort to strengthen cooperation across regions, make internal processes more transparent, and keep education trade unions at the centre of EU-level policy debates.