Indicative programme - Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council, 18-19/05/2015

MONDAY 18 MAY

Place: Justus Lipsius building, Brussels

Chair: Mārīte Seile, Minister for Education and Science

All times are approximate and subject to change

Education

+/- 08.00 Arrivals

+/- 08.05 Doorstep by Minister Seile

+/- 08.45 Meeting between representatives of European youth organisations and youth ministers

+/- 10.00 Beginning of Council meeting

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of legislative A items (in public session)

Approval of non-legislative A items

+/- 10.30 European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020) and preparation of the 2015 Joint Report (in public session)

+/- 12.45 Role of early childhood education and primary education

+/- 13.00 Working lunch - Accessibility of Education

Youth

+/- 15.00 Beginning of Council meeting

+/- 15.10 Cross-sectorial policy cooperation

+/- 15.20 Youth work

+/- 15.40 Young people political participation in the democratic life of Europe (in public session)

TUESDAY 19 MAY

Place: Justus Lipsius building, Brussels

Chair: Dace Melbārde, Minister for Culture

Mārīte Seile, Minister for Education and Science

All times are approximate and subject to change

Audiovisual and culture

+/- 09.00 Arrivals

+/- 09.00 Doorstep by Minister Melbārde

+/- 10.00 Beginning of Council meeting

+/- 10.10 European audiovisual policy (in public session)

+/- 11.50 Cultural and creative cross-overs

+/- 12.00 European Capital of Culture for the year 2019

+/- 13.00 Working lunch - Meeting between sport ministers and representatives of the sport movement

Sport

+/- 15.00 Beginning of Council meeting

+/- 15.10 Role of grassroots sport

+/- 15.25 Promote physical activity (in particular among young people) (in public session)

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