Portuguese EU Presidency
Portuguese EU Presidency
L-aħħar aġġornament sar fi It-Tlieta, 26/01/2021
It will preside over the Council of the European Union until June 2021.
As of 1 January 2021 Portugal holds the EU Presidency for the next 6 months. Their key priorities under the motto “Time to deliver: for a fair, green and digital recovery” are:
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To promote Europe's recovery, leveraged by the climate and digital transitions
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To implement the Social Pillar of the European Union as a key element for ensuring a fair and inclusive climate and digital transition
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To strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy keeping it open to the world
More specifically the Portuguese presidency ambitions in the youth and education field are:
- To promote a rights-based approach to youth policies, involving young people in decision-making processes and governance platforms, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027;
- To emphasise the importance of youth mobility to education policies. Giving priority to the launch of the Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps programmes;
- To highlight lifelong learning, qualifications and skills recognition, innovative teaching methods, inclusion and citizenship;
- To advocate for the importance of inclusive access to education and training, and of creating the conditions for equality of opportunities and success;
- To stress the importance of continuous investment in education, self-study and vocational and artistic training, with a focus on digital and environmental skills;
- To promote discussion of digital education, distance learning and hybrid (online and face-to-face) teaching, and innovative teaching methods.
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