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Trade union rights are human rights 6 April 2021 Europe: Study on industrial relations and privatisation
A study for the ETUCE, EI’s European region, showed the impact of market ideology and management practices and privatisation on industrial relations and social dialogue. In addition to looking at the evolution of EU policy in the past decade, researchers studied different methods and results of industrial relations in Francophone...
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Union growth 25 April 2019 European Education trade unionists to join large rally for a fairer Europe for workers – 26 April
The European Trade Union Committee for Education has called on European education unionists and activists to take part in a large-scale demonstration, “A Fairer Europe for Workers”, on 26 April.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 April 2019 EU Copyright Directive: mixed outcomes for educators
On March 28, the European Parliament adopted the much discussed EU copyright directive, which will have an impact on teaching and learning.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 November 2018 Education International calls on European education unions to keep democracy and solidarity alive
Education International’s General Secretary David Edwards has asserted his firm conviction that “the future of democracy is Europe,” and that “the future of solidarity is Europe.”
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 November 2018 EU Parliament: aid must not be used to support privatisation
In a welcomed decision, on 13 November, the European Parliament resolved that “the European Union and the Member States, in accordance with SDG 4.1 and Article 26 of the UDHR, must not use ODA [overseas development assistance] to support private, commercial educational establishments.”
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Union renewal and development 24 September 2018 Europe
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 July 2018 Educators in the EU and Japan demand education be left out of trade agreement
On the occasion of the signature of the European Union-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, Education International firmly supports its European and Japanese members, reasserting that education must be explicitly carved out of such international trade agreements.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 April 2018 Copyright Conference: Intellectual property rights, essential for and in quality education
European and global educators sought a balance between the rights of creators and the rights of users in the education sector at Education International’s recent copyright conference.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 April 2018 Copyright and education: unequal conditions for teaching and learning in Europe, by Teresa Nobre
Teresa Nobre
What can a teacher do in a classroom with a poem, a video, an artwork or a piece of music created by someone else? From early childhood education to higher education, literary and artistic works can be used by teachers, academics and researchers, education support personnel and students for educational...
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Equity and inclusion 15 March 2018 “What Europe can do for refugees and migrants’ education” by Silvia Costa MEP
Silvia Costa
Refugees and migrants education, especially minors, is a top priority, the best way to empower them and foster their integration, but also one of the principles on which the EU is funded. It is incredible, though, that education of migrants - especially forced migrants and refugees - seems to be...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 February 2018 Proper implementation of quality assurance standards needed for higher education in Europe
Education stakeholders across Europe have reasserted the need for effective and innovative ways to implement the revised Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in higher education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 February 2018 Research on refugee education puts strong demands on European Union
A new report that combines four national studies on refugee education reveals shortcomings that need to be overcome in order to ensure the inclusion and integration of newcomers in Europe.
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Union renewal and development 8 February 2018 Europe
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 August 2017 Unbundling ties: The long-term legacy of the crisis in education in Europe
Susan Flocken
In response to the financial crisis of 2008, governments across Europe used public money to stabilize the system and bail out banks. Private sector activity and investment fell, and the public sector was often used for unilateral adjustments in view of reducing public debt and deficit level and to respect...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2012 European educatorsEuropean educators
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 March 2006 EI at the 9th ESIB Convention
EI recently attended a convention held by the "National Unions of Students in Europe" (ESIB) from 10-14 March in Vienna, Austria, on the "Higher Education and the Lisbon strategy ". EI was also part of a panel on a discussion session entitled "Who cares? Who dares?" on the "Lisbon strategy...
EI at the 9th ESIB Convention