Press Releases 2010
Education
Roma: Commission calls on Member States to step up efforts on integration
26/06/2013
The European Commission has called on Member States to deliver on their commitments to ensure equality and to do more to improve the economic and social integration of Europe's 10 to 12 million Roma.
EU investment for education and youth employability pays off, OECD report confirms
25/06/2013
The European Commission today welcomed the launch of Education at a Glance 2013, an annual report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which analyses the education systems of the 34 OECD member countries, including 21 EU Member States, as well as Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
Higher education: a bridge between the two shores of the Mediterranean
20/06/2013
More students from Southern Mediterranean countries will benefit from the EU's new programme for education training and youth: this was the message from European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou at a university 'summit' in Nicosia today. The Commissioner said the new programme, due for launch in January 2014, would build on the success of the existing Tempus and Erasmus Mundus programmes.
Commission takes Netherlands to Court for student fares discrimination
20/06/2013
The European Commission has decided to take the Netherlands to the Court of Justice of the European Union for discriminating against students from other EU countries who are prevented from benefitting from discount fares on public transport which are offered to Dutch students.
Launch of report on improving the quality of teaching and learning in Europe's higher education institutions
19/06/2013
Remarks by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Mary McAleese, chair, High-Level Group on the Modernisation of Higher Education at launch press conference.
EU high level group: train the professors to teach
18/06/2013
The EU high-level group on modernisation of higher education publishes its first report today on improving the quality of teaching and learning in universities.
Culture
EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards: 2013 public choice and Grand Prix winners announced
16/06/2013
The winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards will be honoured this evening at a ceremony in Athens in the presence of Karolos Papoulias, the President of Greece, Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Plácido Domingo, the world-renowned tenor and President of Europa Nostra.
Commissioner Vassiliou visits Greece (12-17 June)
12/06/2013
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will be in Greece from 12-17 June to attend high-level meetings and events related to the programmes and policies under her responsibility.
Commissioner Vassiliou visits Greece (12-17 June)
12/06/2013
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will be in Greece from 12-17 June to attend high-level meetings and events related to the programmes and policies under her responsibility.
European Capitals of Culture: EU panel recommends Riga and Umeå for €1.5 million Melina Mercouri Prize
07/06/2013
The European panel in charge of monitoring preparations by the 2014 European Capitals of Culture, Riga (Latvia) and Umeå (Sweden), has recommended that the European Commission should award them the Melina Mercouri Prize in recognition of the quality of their preparations. The prize amounts to €1.5 million for each city.
EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Award honours 2013 winners and celebrates 25 years
06/06/2013
The winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture/ Mies van der Rohe Award will be honoured tomorrow. The ceremony marks the 25th anniversary of the Prize and will be held at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona.
Sport
EU and IOC pledge to continue 'special relationship' to promote dialogue in sport
10/06/2013
Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner responsible for sport, and Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), met today as part of the Commission's 'structured dialogue' with the sport movement. More pictures
