Since 2008, the European Commission has hosted an annual Stakeholders' Forum on EU cooperation in education and training. The purpose of the Forums is to gather a broad group of European level stakeholders and social partners to discuss European cooperation in education and training mainly on topics of a transversal nature. The Forums are organised by the European Commission with the support of the EUCIS-LLL Platform.

Past forums

	Fourth Stakeholders' Forum on priority areas of the second ET2020 cycle 26-27 September 2011, Brussels This Forum allowed European stakeholders to give their views on progress made during the first ET2020 cycle and to make concrete proposals on the priority areas of the second cycle. Key messages from this Stakeholders' Forum will be used by the European Commission in drafting its proposal for the 2012 Joint progress report on the implementation of ET2020, which will be adopted by the Council and the Commission in February 2012.
Documents General Report of the Stakeholders' Forum Presentation by Pierre Mairesse, Director of A, DG EAC Key messages Background paper Pictures of the event EU reference documents: Council conclusions on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training - 'ET2020' (May 2009) 2010 joint progress report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the ‘ET2010' work programme (February 2010) Council conclusions on the role of education and training in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy (February 2011)

	Third Stakeholders' Forum on the future programmes 28-29 October 2010, Brussels This Forum aimed to consult European stakeholders' on the future of the programmes Lifelong Learning, Youth in Action and Erasmus Mundus. It was co-organised by EUCIS-LLL, the European Youth Forum and the DG EAC.
Presentation by Pierre Mairesse, Director of A, DG EAC, European Commission Speech by Gina Ebner, President of EUCIS-LLL Speech by Maarten Coertjens, Executive Policy Officer Education at the European Youth Forum Key messages from the Stakeholders' Forum 2010 General background paper

	Second Stakeholders' Forum 9 February 2009, Brussels The second Stakeholders’ Forum had two main objectives: to collect stakeholders' points of views on the updated strategic framework for education and training 2009-2010 and on the 2009 Year on Creativity and Innovation. It gathered around 80 participants from all around Europe. This event enabled participants to discuss in an open way about the role and function of a European platform like EUCIS-LLL. Download the General report and the Key messages

	First Stakeholders' Forum 20 May 2008, Brussels The first Stakeholders' Forum dealt with the preparation of an updated strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training, based on discussions on the future perspectives for education and training and the experience made with the development and implementation of the Education & Training 2010 work programme. Around sixty stakeholders representing various organisations in education and training participated in the Forum. Download the General report and the Key messages