Miscellaneous News
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Competitiveness Council - research and innovation http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/fc/135443.pdf
Higher education experts seek to improve sustainability, efficiency and equity http://www.eu2013.lt/en/news/pressreleases/higher-education-experts-seek-to-improve-sustainability-efficiency-and-equity
"Education systems in the EU do not meet the requirements of the labour market" http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20130919STO20338/html/Education-systems-in-the-EU-do-not-meet-the-requirements-of-the-labour-market
OECD's first Skills Outlook was released 8 October http://skills.oecd.org/documents/oecdsfirstskillsoutlooktobereleased8october.html
Euro area unemployment rate at 12.0% EU28 at 10.9% http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STAT-13-140_en.htm
The new Erasmus+ programme will boost higher education staff mobility from 2014. But what is staff mobility? http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/focus-on/staff_mobility_en.php
Cedefop celebrates study visits success, looks forward to Erasmus+ http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/2013-09-30_Press-release_Study-visits-conference.pdf
EU regulation: Production and development of statistics on education and lifelong learning, as regards statistics on education and training systems http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:252:0005:0010:EN:PDF
Still much room to improve the European semester, say MEPs http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131001IPR21225/html/Still-much-room-to-improve-the-European-semester-say-MEPs
Council discusses cohesion policy package 2014-2020 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/genaff/138866.pdf
Minister Pavalkis: Strengthening research ties will lead us to closer involvement with Eastern Partnership countries http://www.eu2013.lt/en/news/pressreleases/minister-pavalkis-strengthening-research-ties-will-lead-us-to-closer-involvement-with-eastern-partnership-countries
The future of the Economic and Monetary Union: Commission proposes ideas to deepen social integration http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/news/archives/2013/10/pdf/20131002_1-emu_en.pdf
European Commission and Member States to assess barriers restricting access to regulated professions http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/docs/policy_developments/131002_communication_en.pdf
EP study: Common European Framework for Languages in European Education Systems http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/etudes/join/2013/495871/IPOL-CULT_ET%282013%29495871_EN.pdf
Troubled Greece prepares for spartan EU presidency http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/troubled-greece-prepares-spartan-news-530810
CEDEFOP publication: Vocational education and training in Lithuania http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/4128_en.pdf
US 'shutdown' puts transatlantic trade talks on ice http://www.euractiv.com/trade/us-puts-trade-deal-talks-ice-news-530899
