European Commission

The European Commission has recognised that enhancing consumers' financial literacy is a crucial element in building the Single Financial Market. Financially capable consumers can make better use of the opportunities created by financial integration in the European Union.

On the European Database for Financial Education (EDFE) you can:

• Search for a financial education scheme according to specific criteria
• Sign in as a scheme provider in order to add new projects to the database

Background information

On 18 December 2007, the Commission issued a Communication which underlines the Commission's support for the provision of financial education in the Member States.

Reaching a wide audience is one of the success factors for financial education programmes. Therefore, the Commission has developed this database to disseminate information on the wide range of financial education programmes available across the EU.

The European Database for Financial Education is open for all types of providers to submit new schemes. The current list of schemes is based on a survey published by the Commission in November 2007. The schemes are categorised by:

• Geographical base
• Content areas
• Target audience
• Method of delivery and instruments used
• Contact details of the providers