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EU Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training meets

FRA joined the final meeting of the Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training in Brussels from 21 to 22 October. FRA contributed to discussions on teaching about the EU in schools and the challenges of doing so.

There were presentations and practical examples on citizen education, roundtables on empowering students as active citizens, and a study visit to the House of European History. FRA highlighted the influence of social media on young people’s understanding of EU topics and shared its own experiences and knowledge. 

Updates were received on the Working Group’s Compendium, to which FRA contributed with data in the drafting stages