Translation of "Education and World Affairs " (French → English) :

28. Recommends to the Council, the Commission and the Member States, in the context of the open method of coordination and within meetings of education ministers and social services ministers, that they exchange best practice with regard to support for students with family responsibilities and to take account of the innovative arrangements in this area which some European countries have introduced;

28. Recommends to the Council, the Commission and the Member States, in the context of the open method of coordination and within meetings of education ministers and social services ministers, that they exchange best practice with regard to support for students with family responsibilities and to take account of the innovative arrangements in this area which some European countries have introduced;

4. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on the establishment of the European Institute of Technology (EIT) as an integrated partnership of science, education and business; emphasises, however, that a thorough analysis of the proposal is necessary, in particular in terms of the EIT's legal status, governance structure, patterns of financing and management of intellectual property rights;

a systemic and more integrated approach to ECEC services at local, regional and national level involving all the relevant stakeholders — including families — is required, together with close cross-sectoral collaboration between different policy sectors, such as education, culture, social affairs, employment, health and justice.

Realising the potential of broadband requires that everyone is given the ability and opportunity to enjoy and exploit its richness and benefits (in terms of healthcare, education, and business for example).

J. pointing out the recent positive developments observed in Africa and particularly the progress in democracy and the state under the rule of law, the improvement in economic performance, the new aspirations and behaviour of the emerging generations and of women, who rightly wish to play an increasingly important role in the political, social and economic development of their countries; noting that this is encouraging, too, since it means that resources formerly in the service of the police and armed forces and now released can be put to use to improve health and medical care and education and to effect social reforms,