Insights on decision making on European

Level

Part I) European Union

• non binding, negotiated and voted;Recommendations

• binding, immidiatly enforceble as a law;Regulations

• legislative act but to be implemented by the member states;Directives

EU law

• non binding, negotiated and voted;Communication

Open Method of Coordination

• Method of cooperation of EU Member States (and beyond) in areas where the EU does not have legislative power

• Such areas are for example Education and Training, Youth, Employment, Social Inclusion

European Citizens’ Intiative

• One million signatures

• Direct proposal to the Commission

• Can be initiated by… YOU

• eg MEET, Investing in Education …

ExamplesOf political processes introduced at the EU level

Early School Leaving (OMC)

European Commission Thematic Working Group on Early School Leaving

Report of the Working Group and Policy Recommendations to National decision makers

Rethinking Education (Communication)

European Commission adopted

Communication

European Parliament

European Council

Erasmus+

Part 2)Council of Europe

Statutory Organs

PACE

Committee of Ministers

Co-management system

• Advisory Council on Youth

• Youth representatives and national representatives

• OBESSU represented until 2013

• Programme Committee

And now, case studies:

1. Opening-up Education, ICT in Education (Daniele)

2. Rethinking Education (Dejan)

3. VET - European Alliance for Apprenticeships &Dual VET system (Tiia)

4. EU2020 & Early school leaving (Nora)

5. Erasmus+ & European Budget (Rasmus+)