Education, Youth and Culture Council

 The main issues of the meeting of the Education, Youth and Culture Council are:

• Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label
• The European Capital of Culture event for the year 2015
• The contribution of culture to the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy
• Mobility information services for artists and for culture professionals
• Commission report on the implementation of the 1998 and 2006 Recommendations on the protection of minors
• Commission Communication on the continuation of the MEDIA programme and midterm review of the MEDIA 2007 programme
• The Lisbon Treaty and Sport: Developing the European Dimension in Sport
• The contribution of sport to the EU's social values
• Prevention of early school leaving
• Promoting learning mobility
• Promoting the quality of and access to early childhood education and care provisions
• Meeting the EU Headline Target on Early School Leaving - National strategies and approaches
• Citizenship and participation of young people, with an emphasis on social, economic, cultural and political participation and human rights
• Structured dialogue on youth
• Voluntary activities of young people and their contribution to the development of local communities