The Socialists and Democrats call on the European Commission and the member states to finally remove the existing obstacle to automatic mutual recognition of learning periods within the European Union. For the S&Ds, this is the only way to a real European Education Area where young people are granted every opportunity to move freely and enrich their knowledge and experience.
Petra Kammerevert MEP, S&D spokesperson in the European Parliament’s committee on culture and education and negotiator on the matter of the European Year of Youth 2022, said: