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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
published 28 October 2013 updated 30 October 2013

Other related news on EU issues

BACKGROUND: ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL 15 October 2013 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/138981.pdf

Think differently Humanitarian impacts of the economic crisis in Europe http://ifrc.org/PageFiles/134339/1260300-Economic%20crisis%20Report_EN_LR.pdf

MEPs call on Commission to boost Roma integration http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131004IPR21526/html/MEPs-call-on-Commission-to-boost-Roma-integration

Survey on adult skills highlights need to improve education and training http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/20131008_en.htm, http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-922_en.htm, http://www.oecd.org/site/piaac/surveyofadultskills.htm, http://euobserver.com/education/121706

The Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC): Implications for education and training policies in Europe http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/doc/piaac_en.pdf

Malala Yousafzai - winner of the Sakharov Prize 2013 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131009IPR21810/html/Malala-Yousafzai-winner-of-the-Sakharov-Prize-2013

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