23rd Steering Group meeting was held under EUSDR Priority Area 9

The online meeting was attended by representatives of state authorities of the EUSDR countries in the field of education, social policy and employment. Representatives of the European Commission, EU structural funds, the Danube Regional Program, ETF - European Training Foundation have also joined the meeting. Ukraine was represented by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine and Ukrainian Institute for International Politics.

 

During the meeting participants discussed the development of education, labor markets and social policy in the EUSDR countries. The discussion also included the projects and future events are planned within Priority Area 9. Special attention was paid to the feedback on the 11th Annual EUSDR Forum and the International Conference "Education, Retraining and Inclusion: Transformation during the Crisis", organized under Ukrainian EUSDR Presidency.

 

The participants also discussed the prospects of cooperation with PA8, as well as the news from partner institutions - ETF - European Training Foundation and Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe (ERI SEE). The meeting ended with the adoption of the current PA9 Work Programme.

 

Ukrainian Institute for International Politics works closely with the coordinator of Priority Area 9 in Ukraine - the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, which, together with the ministries of Austria and Moldova, co-coordinates Priority Area 9 from 2020.