Skills for the future a priority of the Bulgarian EU Presidency

A decade after its accession to the European Union (EU), Bulgaria took over the rotating EU Presidency for the first time on 1 January, and its programme focuses, among other priorities, on digital economy and skills for the future.
With European economy competitiveness being one of the primary targets, the Presidency states: ‘The digital single market, the access to innovation, the link between education and the requirements of the future labour market are at the basis of technological development. It is not by chance they are a major element of the programme of the Trio of the Presidencies, Estonia-Bulgaria-Austria, and a priority of the Bulgarian Presidency. More...