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- Androulla Vassiliou
"Investing in education, training and research is the best investment we can make for Europe's future. Each year, the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme (Erasmus, Leonardo Da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig) and the Marie Curie Actions enable more than 400 000 people to study, work, volunteer or do research abroad. This experience enhances their skills, personal development and job prospects - and it can also contribute to overcoming the crisis."
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23/05/2013
The European Commission will confirm today its commitment to making education more equal and of a higher quality in the Development agenda beyond 2015 through continued financial support, during a High level event in Brussels.
22/05/2013
An EU High Level Conference on Education and Development will take place on 23 May in Brussels’ historic Bibliothèque Solvay. It will see the EU outline its new priorities in education in developing and partner countries after 2015.
17/05/2013
Speech at Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Council meeting/Brussels
16/05/2013
Commissioner Vassiliou was guest of honour at the 25th anniversary Friends of Music concert organised by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) on15 May. The event, held at the European Parliament, featured performances by British chart-topper Joss Stone and Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu.
16/05/2013
Speech at Friends of Music – 25th Anniversary/Brussels – European Parliament
15/05/2013
Is the European Union's youth policy up to the job in today's difficult economic and social climate? Can the European Union do more to help sports organisations tackle doping? Will the proposed EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership affect the EU's commitment to cultural diversity? These are just some of the issues which will be in the spotlight at the Council for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport on 16-17 May.
15/05/2013
Thirteen films supported by the European Union's MEDIA programme for cinema will be on the big screen at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival (15-26 May), including seven films in competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or.
14/05/2013
The European Union (EU) has agreed on additional funding to further develop the modernisation of higher education as well as the international cooperation capacity of higher education institutions in Tunisia under the Erasmus Mundus and Tempus programmes.
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Diary
Visiting the European Book Fair for Young People (Saarbrücken)
14:30 - Meeting pupils and winners of the traditional German Reading competition "Vorlesewettbewerb"
16:00 – presence at the award ceremony "Prix franco-allemand pour la littérature de jeunesse" (Saarbrücken Castle)
14.30 – 16.00: participation at the European Youth week events (Centre Borschette)
Participation at the Competitiveness Council
17:00: Meeting His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania (BERL 10/93)
10.00 - 13.00: attending the 25 years of the European Youth programmes (CHARL)
14:00 - 16:00: attending the European Youth events (EP)
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- Literacy website
- Youth on the Move
- Europe Loves Reading
- Erasmus for All / Creative Europe
- Education and Culture
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- Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
- The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
- European Training Foundation
- Europe 2020
- Audiovisuals projects
- Research – Marie Curie Actions
- European Institute of Innovation and Technology