European Trade Union Committee for Education

ETUCE

ETUCE is the teachers’ voice in Europe and represents 127 education trade unions in Europe, i.e., 11 million teachers, academics, and other education personnel at all levels of education.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner) and

9 Oct 2025 · The transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive, The Roadmap for Women’s Rights and The upcoming Gender Equality Strategy

Meeting with Gyula Cserey (Head of Unit Education, Youth, Sport and Culture), Szilvia Kalman (Acting Head of Unit Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

4 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on the evaluation report of the European Education Area

Meeting with Monika Kepe-Holmberg (Head of Unit Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

20 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting, topics of discussion: - EU education strategies - European Teachers Agenda

Meeting with Roxana Mînzatu (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the social justice and quality jobs crisis Europe is facing Necessary initiatives to deliver quality jobs Improved working and living conditions in the European Union

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and

28 Apr 2023 · FF55; Net Zero industrial plan; Climate risk assessment

Meeting with Victor Negrescu (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Nov 2022 · Situation of teachers and students in the ES system

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and European Trade Union Institute

16 Jun 2022 · AI Act, digital education.

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner) and European Federation for Family Employment & Home Care- Fédération européenne des emplois de la famille

4 Dec 2020 · Important developments and upcoming trends in the education sector

Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and

12 Nov 2020 · Social dialogue

Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and

11 Nov 2020 · Meeting with EU Social Partners on the Pharmaceutical Strategy and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Meeting with Themis Christophidou (Director-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

28 Oct 2020 · Discussion on the recent developments in education including the European Education Area and the Digital Education Action Plan.

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

25 Feb 2020 · Trade Issues

Meeting with Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

8 Jul 2019 · Second European Education Summit

Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)

27 Jun 2018 · high-level meeting on the European Education Area

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

8 Jun 2018 · European Schools

Meeting with Themis Christophidou (Director-General Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

6 Jun 2018 · present ETUCE and discuss post-2020 education strategy and implementation of European Education Area

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)

15 Nov 2016 · SDG's

Meeting with Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

5 Oct 2016 · Digital skills

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner) and

15 Jul 2016 · Pillar of social rights, posting of workers

Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)

26 May 2015 · Social dialogue in the field of education

Meeting with Julie Fionda (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen) and European Federation of Explosives Engineers

24 Feb 2015 · Skills and social partners engagement