Articles from Germany
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 October 2014 ETUCE response to the European Ombudsman’s public consultation on transparency of TTIP negotiations
The European Ombudsman runs a public consultation on transparency of the TTIP negotiations until 31 October. ETUCE has continuously requested the European Commission to improve transparency in relation to the TTIP negotiations and to involve stakeholders in an active and meaningful way.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 October 2014 New ETUCE Website
ETUCE launches its new website. From now on you will be able to find information on the latest ETUCE activities and initiatives by its member organisations in English, French and Russian. The website also provides updates on education issues relevant to teacher unions in Europe and their affiliates as well...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 September 2014 Eurydice launches new short overview on Annual Instruction Time
This report shows the recommended annual instruction time in full-time compulsory education in public sector schools. The report covers 32 countries of the Eurydice network (reference year 2013-2014). National sheets are included.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 September 2014 Germany: future of teaching profession revisited
Teachers’ training and qualifications have been at the heart of a seminar organised by the German education union GEW, one of the numerous culmination events around the globe of the Unite for Quality Education campaign.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2014 Join the European Culmination event of the Unite for Quality Education campaign in Brussels on 22 September 2014!
On 22 September 2014, the EI initiative Unite for Quality Education Campaign reaches its peak in the European Region. On this special day, ETUCE is organising a Public Hearing on the Future of Quality Education, hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels, to celebrate one year...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2014 New Brochure: Can Europe still be saved?
In the new brochure “Can Europe still be saved?” leading representatives of German trade unions explore the fault lines and the austerity-policy orientation of Europe from different angles.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2014 ETUCE opinion on European Parliament reports on implementation
The European Parliament is fully back to work. Its Committees have been formed anew. One of the first topics they addressed, is the fundamental issue of the European Semester for economic policy coordination: the implementation of 2014 priorities. In August, the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)...
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Equity and inclusion 8 September 2014 Coming Up: ETUCE Conference on teacher union actions on gender equality in times of austerity
The closing conference of the ETUCE project Promoting gender equality within teacher trade unions and in the teaching profession II – Implementing and reinforcing teacher trade union actions on gender equality in times of austerity convenes in Sofia on 25 and 26 September 2014.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 August 2014 Germany: Rethinking and improving teacher training
Germany’s union for education and science is gearing up to host a conference in September focused on helping teachers navigate the challenges of working in a 21st century classroom.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 July 2014 Germany: Early childhood educators deserve better conditions of employment
The work done by educators in day care centres (Kitas) in Germany must receive greater recognition. That’s according to Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE), one of EI’s national affiliates, in a statement issued on 25 July.
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 July 2014 ETUCE Official EU-OSHA Campaign Partner
ETUCE has joined forces with the biggest occupational safety and health campaign worldwide, the Healthy Workplaces Manage Stress Campaign coordinated by EU OSHA in more than 30 countries. As official campaign partner, ETUCE will distribute and publicise information about the campaign and participate in benchmarking events.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 July 2014 Better vocational training options lead to reduce early school leaving
Early findings of a Europe-wide Cedefop study of the effect of vocational education and training (VET) on the dropout rate reveal that this effect is largely positive. In countries where vocational pathways account for a large share of education and training, rates of early school leaving are below the EU...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 16 June 2014 ETUCE Guidelines to the EC’s public consultation on modalities for investment protection and ISDS in TTIP
The European Commission runs a public consultation on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) in TTIP until 6 July 2014. ETUCE strongly encourage all member organisations to respond to the consultation. Therefore, ETUCE has drafted a set of guidelines to the European Commission’s public consultation on modalities for investment...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 June 2014 Quality Education in Europe – still a long way to go. Soon an ETUCE film documentary to state it
On 22 September 2014 ETUCE’s final conference of the project “Development of teacher unions’ expertise on exiting the crisis through quality education” is taking place in conjunction with the European culmination event of the EI global initiative Unite for Quality Education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 June 2014 103rd session of the International Labour Conference
From 28 May to 12 June representatives from workers’ organisations, employers’ organisations and governments convene for the tripartite dialogue in Geneva to review the implementation of international labour standards and discuss employment issues.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 May 2014 Improving the quality of vocational education and training
The Thematic Working Group on VET of the European Commission met in Brussels on 14 - 15 March. ETUCE was represented by Daniel Taubman (UCU UK).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 May 2014 Working on transversal skills
The Thematic Working Group on Transversal skills of the European Commission met in Brussels on 29-30 January 2014. ETUCE was represented by Brian Cookson (NASUWT, UK) and Guus Wijngaards (AoB NL).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 May 2014 Collaboration on school policies to fight early school leaving
The Thematic Working Groups of the European Commission on School Policy dealing with Teacher Education and Early School Leaving met in Brussels on 20-21 February 2014. ETUCE was represented by Hans Laugesen GL (DK) and Dan Taubmann (UK). In 2010 the member states of the EU adopted the EU2020 Strategy...
Collaboration on school policies to fight early school leaving