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Reforming higher education
Charles UniversityPrague, 6 December 2004 Distinguished Rectors,Ambassadors,Professors,Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear European citizens, It is a great pleasure for me to meet you at the oldest university in Central Europe. I wish to thank your Rector, Professor Ivan Wilhelm, for his kind invitation to talk to you about the policies of the new Commission for higher education.…
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Creating the Europe of Knowledge
World Conference of the European Association for Education Lawand Policy (ELA), University of AmsterdamAmsterdam, 26 November 2004 Ladies and gentlemen,This is a very interesting time for me to have taken up the education portfolio at theEuropean Commission.In the past, there has been much resistance—on legal grounds—to a EuropeanUnion involvement in education. Member States were careful…
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The future of the Lisbon Strategy committing Europe for Growth
European People’s Party – Economic and Social PolicyCommittee Conference on the future of the Lisbon StrategyBrussels, 25 November 2004 Ladies and Gentlemen, As we approach the half-way stage to 2010 many questions are being asked about the future of the Lisbon strategy is it still valid, is it still achievable and so on. These questions…