Europe Direct Information Centres: useful or only EU propaganda?
The network of some 500 walk-in offices known as Europe Direct Information Centres is one of the main tools of the European Commission to engage with citizens on EU-related topics at local and regional level. 12 Million Euro were spend on grants for these information centres in 2015. The European Commission now wants to know […]
LLLPlatform: Taking Validation One Step Further
European societies are facing numerous challenges such as rising unemployment and inequalities. The 2013 PIAAC report highlights the fact that 20% of the EU adult population have low literacy and numeracy skills. If the correlation between education and employment and especially to quality employment as well as to poverty is well known, one’s qualification does not always […]
No Hate Speech Movement
A youth campaign of the Council of Europe for human rights online, to reduce the levels of acceptance of hate speech and to develop online youth participation and citizenship, including in Internet governance processes. The working methods are awareness raising, advocacy, and it also seeks for creative solutions. It is a project for action and […]
Haben die Spanier beim Handball verloren, weil sie die Nationalhymne nicht mitgesungen haben?
Die gestellte Frage lässt sich mit einem klaren ”Nein” beantworten. Die spanische Nationalhymne hat nämlich gar keinen Text, mithin kann man ihn auch nicht mitsingen. Die letzten und die kommenden Sportereignisse werden aber den Blick wieder auf die Nationalhymnen der teilnehmenden Staaten richten. Sie sind auch ein guter Einstieg, um sich mit europäischen Fragen zu […]
Education and Training Monitor 2015
The Education and Training Monitor is an annual series that captures the evolution of Europe’s education and training systems by bringing together a wide array of evidence in one digestible report. The Education and Training Monitor 2015 puts the spotlight on education priorities most in need of investment and identifies policies that help improve the […]
Call for EU action to safeguard democracy and fundamental rights
As member of Civil Society Europe, EUNET supports the call for EU action to safeguard democracy and fundamental rights, which are recently under threat in a growing number of EU member states. Read and share:
Survey on Civic Space in Europe
Civil Society Europe and Civicus, the World Alliance for Citizen’s participation are launching a survey open to associations and leading activists in the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, and the candidate countries to the EU Accession: Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. The purpose of the survey is […]
National Sheets on Education Budgets in Europe – 2015
Investment in education is one of Europe 2020 strategy’s priority areas. However, the lack of up-to-date information in Europe on public funding in education makes it difficult to assess and discuss the current changes in public investment in the education sector, to pinpoint the reasons of these changes, and to analyse budget reforms launched by […]
“Building the future of learning”, the LLLPlatform’s new Manifesto
The LLLWeek2015 was the opportunity for the LLLPlatform to launch its new Manifesto on Building the future of learning in Europe. ”A humanistic and holistic approach of learning, from cradle to grave, is of continued relevance in today’s world and a viable foundation for the rethinking of education in knowledge intensive societies”. After the launch of its new visual […]
Erasmus+ Survey Results 2015: now available!
After the success of its 2014 broad public consultation, the Lifelong Learning Platform launched its 2015 Erasmus+ implementation survey on the 3rd of July. The purpose of this year’s survey was to evaluate how beneficiaries experienced the 2nd round of applications of the Erasmus+ programme. The consultation was closed on the 15th of September after […]