The presentations given during our annual conference “European Challenges 2014 – 2020” are now available for download.
Please follow the link to the conference website to select the files.
Some visual impressions from the conference are available here.
European Challenges 2014 – 2020, plenary session
International conference organised by Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen
Europe and America are interconnected by a long history and common values such as democracy, multiculturalism and human rights. But it seems that an alliance has formed within Europe and America and across the Atlantic of people and organizations who preach intolerance, sow hatred and oppose the benefits of diversity and the equality of all human beings.
This seminar wants to take a closer look at right-wing groups on both sides of the Atlantic, at their ideologies and propaganda, and their attempts to win the hearts and minds of citizens who feel the pain of the recession and thus become susceptible to the populist rhetoric of such groups. After a thorough analysis guided by the most recent research on our seminar topic, we try to formulate common responses that reaffirm the values on which the Atlantic Alliance is built.
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Share free-to-use open educational resources to boost innovation and digital skills.
More than 60% of nine year olds in the EU are in schools which are still not digitally equipped. The European Commission unveils ‘Opening up Education’, an action plan to tackle this and other digital problems which are hampering schools and universities from delivering high quality education and the digital skills which 90% of jobs will require by 2020.
To help kick-off the initiative, the Commission today launches a new website, Open Education Europa, which will allow students, practitioners and educational institutions to share free-to-use open educational resources.
website: Open Education Europe
23 September sees the launch of one month of online debates on jobs, banks, social rights, and e-commerce. Individuals, organisations and policy-makers will together trade ideas that could change Europe.
The EU is organising a vast online debate across Europe from 23 September to 23 October: to hear citizens’ ideas that can change the future of the Single Market.
Single Market Month will take place online and will be organised in 24 languages over the course of four successive weeks, with a different policy theme explored each week:
The Commission has proposed adjustments to its proposal for the 2014 EU budget. The changes mainly reflect the political agreement reached on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 between the leaders of the European Parliament, Council and Commission on 27-28 June.
The proposal includes an increase of Euro 130 million for Erasmus+ (EU’s new programme for education, training and youth) in 2014