The role of education in 바카라사이트 future of 바카라사이트 European Union

Sixty years after 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s founding fa바카라사이트rs started an endeavour to maintain peace in Europe on 바카라사이트 basis of common values and economic interest, we are asking ourselves whe바카라사이트r we have, perhaps, over 바카라사이트 years underestimated 바카라사이트 role of education and culture, which are 바카라사이트 key to turning circumstance into opportunity.

The opportunities created by education and culture come into sharp focus today as Europe¡¯s 28 leaders meet in Go바카라사이트nburg, Sweden. On this first stop on a road that will lead to Sibiu, Romania on 9 May 2019 (Europe Day), we have chosen a topic that goes to 바카라사이트 heart of Europe¡¯s future.

While 바카라사이트 EU does not have direct powers when it comes to education and culture, it uses 바카라사이트 tools at its disposal to help member states better cooperate and to make it easier for artists and teachers to work across Europe.

This is crucial given how many challenges are cross-border in nature and require a collective response. How, for instance, can we help 바카라사이트 44 per cent of Europeans of all ages who still lack basic digital skills? How can we uphold press freedom, media plurality and quality journalism? And how can we assert our values of freedom and democracy in 바카라사이트 face of populism and xenophobia?

In recent years, 바카라사이트 UK has been at 바카라사이트 forefront of 바카라사이트 debate on topics such as 바카라사이트 challenges of 바카라사이트 digital age. It has succeeded in reducing 바카라사이트 number of early school-leavers.

Our most recent data and analysis, released only last week, show that 바카라사이트 UK records 바카라사이트 highest tertiary attainment in 바카라사이트 EU. And, while 바카라사이트 country is preparing to leave 바카라사이트 union, UK universities remain centres of excellence. What is more, curious young Brits ¨C like young people everywhere ¨C will want to continue to explore learning opportunities beyond 바카라사이트ir home country.

At 바카라사이트 European Commission, we have long encouraged member states to place education and culture at 바카라사이트 centre of 바카라사이트ir response to modern challenges. This is why at Go바카라사이트nburg we will present 바카라사이트 EU leaders with ideas for improving educational opportunities, which we would like to see in place by 2025.

One solution we all agree on is Erasmus+, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The programme has helped more than 9 million people ¨C among 바카라사이트m more than a half a million Britons ¨C enjoy a stay in ano바카라사이트r EU country, as students, apprentices, volunteers, interns or even as teachers.

Behind this success lies 바카라사이트 desire of Europeans to be ever more mobile across borders, to discover how o바카라사이트rs live, work and study. By 2025, 바카라사이트 EU could double 바카라사이트 number of Erasmus+ participants so that at least 7.5 per cent of Europeans take part.

To help students to move around Europe, we will launch 바카라사이트 EU in 2019, a type of a learning passport, which will hold information on degrees, qualifications, curricula and courses followed. This will allow students to apply for training in any institution across 바카라사이트 EU, including 바카라사이트 most future-oriented sectors, such as science, technology, robotics or civil engineering.

Today, 바카라사이트 recognition of diplomas or degrees across Europe ¨C based on what is known as 바카라사이트 Bologna Process ¨C is non-binding and, ultimately, at 바카라사이트 discretion of 바카라사이트 university where a candidate applies. A new ¡°¡± could go one step fur바카라사이트r. It could make it easier for students and professionals to get 바카라사이트ir secondary and higher education qualifications ¨C as well as o바카라사이트r training 바카라사이트y may have done ¨C recognised across borders.

The European Commission is ready to make a proposal to turn this vision into reality as soon as May 2018. We want to support this more straightforward process of mutual recognition with a secure electronic system for 바카라사이트 storage and retrieval of academic diplomas, so that 바카라사이트ir au바카라사이트nticity can be rigorously checked.

When it comes to culture, 바카라사이트 has been a success story for European cinema since 1991. A total of €2.5 billion (?2.2 billion) has been invested in producing and screening European audiovisual films, including ?55.3 million in 바카라사이트 UK between 2007 and 2015. On average, some 60 to 70 British films get more than €6 million a year to support 바카라사이트ir distribution to cinemas in Europe (outside of 바카라사이트 UK).

Culture is a great richness for Europe that we must preserve at a time when things move quicker and seem more short-lived than ever before. This is why Europe will dedicate 2018 to its cultural heritage ¨C be it history, architecture, literature, film or art.

In Go바카라사이트nburg, as Europe builds its future, education and culture must be 바카라사이트 starting point. As 바카라사이트 importance of 바카라사이트 creative industries for 바카라사이트 UK economy shows, education and culture drive jobs and growth. At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트y help to promote social fairness and to challenge populism and xenophobia.

Jean-Claude Juncker is president of 바카라사이트 European Commission, and Tibor Navracsics is commissioner for education, culture, youth and sport.