Working programme of Education Ministers for the German Presidency

At the meeting of the European Council in Lisbon in 2000, the Heads of Government agreed to make the European Union the world's most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy by 2010. The Ministers of Education drafted a work programme as a contribution to the Lisbon target.

The European Union is taking into account the increased significance of education and its contribution to integration and innovation. A modern future-oriented education policy can only be shaped bearing in mind European and international developments.