High Level Group Meeting
This High Level Group will meet in the Flemish Parliament in Brussels on 25 June 2010.
At this informal meeting senior civil servants of the 27 member states, the European Commission and the Council will discuss important issues, such as the Europe 2020 strategy and European Summit in June.
The High Level Group Meeting brings together senior civil servants on an informal basis. The 27 member states, the European Commission and the Council will openly discuss a number of current issues concerning European cooperation.
The Europe 2020 strategy and the follow-up to the European Summit in June will take centre stage. These items will be followed by an update on the state of affairs regarding the implementation of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training 2020 and a presentation of the new Commission communication on vocational education and training.
The Europe 2020 strategy contains seven flagship initiatives, including the long-awaited “Youth on the move” package. This package sets forth priority measures to make education systems in Europe more effective and attractive and to make mobility programmes more accessible. The senior civil servants will discuss this initiative in detail during this meeting.
For more information contact : educ.presidency@vlaanderen.be