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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9841
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/education council

Member states consider new reference criteria for education and training strategic framework currently inopportune

Brussels, 16/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - Education ministers met up on Monday 16 February in Brussels, under the chairmanship of Czech minister, Ondrej Liska. Ministers said that it was currently unrealistic to establish new reference criteria in the strategic framework for European cooperation in the area of education and training. During the day, member states also adopted key messages in education and training, which will be sent to heads of state and governments during the Spring...

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