Brussels, 20/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - Responding to the challenges set by the Lisbon European Council of making Europe, by 2010, the most competitive and dynamic knowledge based economy in the world, the Commission has adopted a Communication that outlines five European benchmarks for education and training. The Commission is therefore calling on the Council to adopt the following benchmarks in all Member States: 1) to at least halve the rate of early school leavers, in reference to the...