https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en147822https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2026/11/19/2026-11-19T12:00:00+01:00147823https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2026/11/20/2026-11-20T12:00:00+01:00142856https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2026/06/01-02/2026-06-01T12:00:00+02:00142480https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2026/05/12/EU ministers for culture, audiovisual, media and sport met to discuss topics including AgoraEU, the EU’s work plan for culture for 2027-2030, sport tourism and sustainable development, and mental health in sport.2026-05-12T12:00:00+02:00147429https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2026/05/11/EU ministers for education and youth met to discuss Erasmus+, teachers in the era of AI, the EU Youth Dialogue, and the youth-friendliness of EU and national policies.2026-05-11T12:00:00+02:00137855https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2025/11/28/EU ministers for culture and sport met in Brussels to discuss access to reliable news, the role of culture in upholding European values and democratic resilience, the AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034, democracy and transparency in sport, and the representation of EU member states on the foundation board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).2025-11-28T12:00:00+01:00137854https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2025/11/27/EU ministers for education and youth met in Brussels to discuss strengthening resilience among young people, Erasmus+, the European Education Area, and vocational education and training.  2025-11-27T12:00:00+01:00137958https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2025/11/03-04/2025-11-03T12:00:00+01:00132025https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2025/05/12-13/Ministers for culture and sport met in Brussels to discuss the audiovisual media services directive, and an integrated approach to sport and physical activity in education2025-05-12T12:00:00+02:00131996https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2025/04/07-08/2025-04-07T12:00:00+02:00127345https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2024/11/26/Ministers for culture and sport met in Brussels on Tuesday 26 November, where they approved conclusions on fostering the lasting legacy of major sporting events and discussed the role of libraries in media literacy development.2024-11-26T00:00:00+01:00127344https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2024/11/25/Ministers for youth and education met in Brussels on Monday 25 November, where they adopted a recommendation on attractive and sustainable careers in higher education. Other topics on the agenda included ‘glocal’ opportunities for young people living in rural and remote areas.2024-11-25T00:00:00+01:00103617https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2024/05/13-14/Ministers for education, youth, culture and sport met in Brussels to discuss the rise of influencers, learning mobility opportunities, and inclusive societies for young people, including the outcome of the recent EU Youth Conference. They also addressed topics including the potential impact of artificial intelligence on the cultural and creative sectors, and the contribution of self-organised sport to healthy lifestyles.2024-05-13T00:00:00+02:00103585https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2023/11/23-24/On Friday 24 November, the Council turned its attention to issues concerning culture, audiovisual and sports. Culture and audiovisual ministers approved conclusions on the European video games sector and its cultural dimension, followed by a discussion on working conditions for artists and other cultural professionals. In the afternoon the focus shifted to promoting safe environments in sport. Ministers also approved conclusions on women and equality in the field of sport.2023-11-23T00:00:00+01:00103601https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2023/09/25-26/2023-09-25T00:00:00+02:00103575https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2023/05/15-16/EU ministers for culture, media and education met in Brussels to discuss the state of play of the European Media Freedom Act and the importance of reading for social inclusion and quality of life. They also approved conclusions on at-risk and displaced artists and the automatic mutual recognition of education and training qualifications, as well as a resolution on the European Education Area: Looking to 2025 and beyond.2023-05-15T00:00:00+02:00103572https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2023/03/07/Ministers of education approved conclusions on skills and competences for the green transition and held a policy debate on high-quality teachers as the cornerstone of a successful European Education Area.2023-03-07T00:00:00+01:00103562https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2022/11/28-29/At the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council ministers adopted a recommendation on “pathways to school success”, held a debate about the legacy of the 2022 European Year of Youth, exchanged views how to turn recent crises into an opportunity for the development of sport and discussed support and solidarity with the Ukrainian cultural sector.2022-11-28T00:00:00+01:00103535https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2022/04/04-05/Ministers for culture and media and ministers for sport discussed the European response to the war in Ukraine in their respective policy areas. They also approved conclusions on reinforcing intercultural exchanges through the mobility of artists and multilingualism, on a European strategy for the cultural and creative industries ecosystem, and on sport and physical activity as a lever to transform behaviour for sustainable development. Ministers took stock of the preparedness of EU education systems to respond to crises such as the pandemic or the war in Ukraine. The Council also adopted recommendations on building bridges for effective European higher education cooperation and on the mobility of young volunteers across the European Union.2022-04-04T00:00:00+02:00103557https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2022/03/16/Education ministers met virtually to exchange on a coordinated answer to the war in Ukraine on education.2022-03-16T00:00:00+01:00103526https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2021/11/29-30/EU ministers responsible for education, youth, culture, audiovisual and sport met in Brussels to discuss about blended learning approaches, digital education and skills, civic spaces for meaningful youth participation, availability and competitiveness of European audiovisual and media content and a European sport model.2021-11-29T00:00:00+01:00103513https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2021/05/17-18/Ministers met in Brussels to discuss equity and inclusion in education and training, the European Universities initiative and participation of young people in decision-making processes. They also held public debates on evolving scenarios for the transformation of EU higher education and a rights-based approach to youth policies. They adopted conclusions on the recovery and resilience of the cultural sector, Europe's media in the digital decade and sport innovation.2021-05-17T00:00:00+02:00103516https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2021/02/19/Education ministers met on 19 February 2021 through videoconference to discuss how to best address persisting challenges in equal access, inclusion and educational success for all in education and training.2021-02-19T00:00:00+01:00103504https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/12/01/Ministers discussed the recovery of the culture and media sector from the Covid-19 pandemic. They also received information about the implementation of the European Capitals of Culture action and about the work on the conclusions on gender equality in the field of culture and on safeguarding a free and pluralistic media system.2020-12-01T00:00:00+01:00103509https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/12/01/Ministers discussed the challenges faced in organising international sporting events during the COVID-19 pandemic. They were also informed about the work on the EU Work Plan on Sport 2021-2024 and the Conclusions on promoting cross-sectoral cooperation for the benefit of sport and physical activity in society.2020-12-01T00:00:00+01:00103493https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/11/30/EU education ministers met via video conference to discuss the establishment of the European Education Area by 2025. They were also informed about the progress of the Erasmus+ file.2020-11-30T00:00:00+01:00103499https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/11/30/EU youth ministers exchanged views on the main challenges faced by young people and youth organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discussed further support at EU level for youth exchanges and cross-border volunteering activities.2020-11-30T00:00:00+01:00103477https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/06/23/Ministers responsible for education held an informal meeting, via video conference, on the implications of COVID-19 on education and training. They reflected on the lessons learnt from the crisis and on whether some emergency solutions could be mainstreamed to support quality and inclusive education also beyond COVID-19. Ministers shared their views on the challenges they are facing in preparing for the next school/academic year, including the measures they are planning to take to ensure a safe reopening of schools and training institutions.2020-06-23T00:00:00+02:00103468https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/06/02/Ministers responsible for sport exchanged best practices for the safe resuming of sport activities across the EU and discussed how to build resilience in relation to future crisis.2020-06-02T00:00:00+02:00103462https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/05/19/EU ministers responsible for culture and audiovisual met, via video conference, to take stock of the measures taken already to support the culture and media sectors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discussed what further action should be taken to ensure the activities of the cultural and creative sectors in the context of the gradual lifting of containment measures.2020-05-19T00:00:00+02:00103464https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/05/19/Ministers held an exchange of views about the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on young people and youth organisations. They presented numerous actions undertaken at national level and called for more flexibility in the implementation of various EU programmes, such as Erasmus+ and European solidarity corps.2020-05-19T00:00:00+02:00103453https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/05/18/Ministers held an exchange of views on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on education and training across the EU. The discussion took place in the context of the current gradual lifting of containment measures across the EU.2020-05-18T00:00:00+02:00103450https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/04/21/EU ministers for sport held a video conference to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the sport sector.2020-04-21T00:00:00+02:00103444https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/04/14/Ministers of education will hold a video conference on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.2020-04-14T00:00:00+02:00103439https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/04/08/Ministers of culture and media held a video conference on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the culture and creative sectors.2020-04-08T00:00:00+02:00103432https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2020/02/20/Education ministers adopted a resolution on education and training in the European Semester and held a public debate on the topic of 'brain circulation'.2020-02-20T00:00:00+01:00103423https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2019/11/21-22/The Council adopted conclusions on digital youth work and on education and training of youth workers, and held a debate on climate change, young people and youth work.2019-11-21T00:00:00+01:00103427https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2019/11/08/Ministers of education held a joint policy debate with finance ministers on the importance of effective and high-quality education and training to achieve a strong economic base for Europe. They also adopted conclusions on life long learning.2019-11-08T00:00:00+01:00103410https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2019/05/22-23/The Council adopted conclusions on young people and the future of work, on young creative generations, on improving the cross-border circulation of European audiovisual works and on access to sport for persons with disabilities. The Council also adopted recommendations on a comprehensive approach to the teaching and learning of languages and on high quality early childhood education and care systems. Ministers held debates on young people and democracy in the EU, on the contribution of education and training to strengthening social cohesion, on tackling disinformation and on increasing the participation of children and young people in sport.2019-05-22T00:00:00+02:00103389https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2018/11/26-27/The Council reached a partial general approach on a proposal for a Regulation on the European Solidarity Corps 2021-2027 (ESC) and on a Regulation on the Erasmus+ programme. Ministers also adopted a Resolution on the new EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027.2018-11-26T00:00:00+01:00103372https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2018/05/22-23/The Council adopted conclusions on bringing cultural heritage to the fore across EU policies and on promoting EU common values through sport.2018-05-22T00:00:00+02:00103370https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2018/02/15/The Council held a debate on the mid-term evaluation of Erasmus+ programme and future orientations for post-2020. Ministers also discussed how to take forward the education aspects of the December European Council conclusions.2018-02-15T00:00:00+01:00103290https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2017/11/20-21/The Council discussed how culture can contribute to making European societies more cohesive and the main challenges facing sport. Ministers also adopted conclusions on promoting access to culture via digital means and on the role of coaches in society.2017-11-20T00:00:00+01:00103302https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2017/05/22-23/The Council reached a general approach on the proposal for a revised directive on audiovisual media services. It also adopted conclusions on an EU strategy for international cultural relations and a Work Plan for Sport (2017-2020).2017-05-22T00:00:00+02:00103294https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2017/02/17/The Council adopted conclusions on European Solidarity Corps and on high quality education for all. The Council also prepared its contribution to the March European Council. 2017-02-17T00:00:00+01:00103312https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2016/11/21-22/The Council took note of a progress report on the proposal for a revised directive on audiovisual media services (AVMS).  It also adopted a general approach for a European Year of Cultural Heritage (2018), and conclusions on sports diplomacy.2016-11-21T00:00:00+01:00103315https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2016/05/30-31/The Council focused on the prevention of youth radicalisation through integrated youth policies, as well as education and training measures. Ministers discussed the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive. The Council also discussed how to improve good governance in sport.2016-05-30T00:00:00+02:00103320https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2016/02/24/Education ministers discussed development of skills and promoting fundamental values. They also adopted a resolution on promoting socio-economic development and inclusiveness.2016-02-24T00:00:00+01:00103332https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2015/11/23-24/The Council focused on the current migratory crisis, the 2015 EU Youth report, reinforcing EU external action through culture and the educational potential of sport.2015-11-23T00:00:00+01:00103333https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2015/05/18-19/Ministers discussed the future of European audiovisual policy, the ET2020 strategic framework and how to empower young people for political participation.2015-05-18T00:00:00+02:00