ETUCE’s initiative aimed at encouraging candidates to the EP to pledge for the 10 key messages on ‘What is needed to improve the Quality of Education in Europe’ has been welcomed and supported by ETUCE affiliates throughout national activities in many European countries.
All the candidates to the EP elections have been addressed by ETUCE to commit to improve the Quality of Education in Europe once elected, and to bring the issue of quality education for all to the core of the 2014 election campaign and debate. Almost 80 candidates from many European Member States responded promptly to this request by signing the pledge and engaging for Quality Education in Europe. Among the candidates who pledged to Quality Education the German Ska Keller, leading candidate for the European Greens, Pervenche Berès (France, PS), former MEP chairing the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Judith Kirton-Darling (UK, Labour Party)Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and many others from all over Europe.
In order to raise awareness at national level on the fundamental right of access to quality public education for every citizen as the basis for a democratic Europe, IE/ETUCE affiliates have been inspired by the pledge action to organise main national events to address candidates and call for participation to the 2014 European Elections. Finally, EI/ETUCE affiliates from Malta, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Slovakia reported activities deeply in line with the ETUCE campaign, calling their national 2014 MEP candidates to engage for Quality Education.
To see all candidates to EP who pledged for Quality Education and to read their statements click here.
To read about national activities addressing 2014 MEP candidates in view of European Elections click here.