This meeting brought together the countries participating in the cooperation process known as the Copenhagen process (the EU Member States, Norway, Croatia and Turkey), the European Commission and the European social partners.
The Copenhagen process was launched in November 2002 by the ministers responsible for education and vocational training of the European Union, the European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), the European social partners and the European Commission.
During this session, the participants adopted the 'Bordeaux communiqu' - a roadmap which takes stock of the implementation of the various instruments set up in the context of the Copenhagen process and sets priorities for the future, describing the perspectives and actions for European cooperation in terms of education and professional training.
Ms Aviana BULGARELLI, Director of Cedefop gave a presentation about report on progress and key messages for the Copenhagen process: From Helsinki to Bordeaux