25.02.2015

Commissioner Malmström answers to EAEA’s concerns on TTIP

After hearing rumors suggesting that adult education would be part of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), EAEA wrote to Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström last November, to ask for her support in excluding adult education from TTIP. EAEA believes that adult education is a public good and that it should not be part of any trade agreement.

In her letter, Commissioner Malmström underlines that “the Commission is fully aware of the sensitivity of the education sector and will therefore continue to provide the necessary protection for the sector”. Concerning the investor-state-dispute-settlement (ISDS) in TTIP, the Commissioner highlighted that “neither the European Commission, nor EU Member States or the European Parliament would consider an agreement that would lower our standards or limit our government’s right to regulate.”

EAEA will continue to follow-up the developments of the TTIP negotiations in the upcoming months and advocate for the exclusion of education and public services in general in the TTIP agreement.

Text: EAEAPhotos: EAEA

28.11.2025 active ageing

It's never too late to learn: Education and training as key to active ageing

EAEA travelled to Paris to meet the consortium and attend the final conference of the project. Back in Brussels, the EAEA team reflects on the importance of adult learning in supporting more active and engaged communities. 

27.11.2025 EAEA Executive Board

Farewell to former EAEA Board member and SVEB Director André Schläfli

The European Association for the Education of Adults mourns the loss of André Schläfli. He served as a member of the Executive Board from 1995 to 2004, initially as Treasurer and later as Vice-President, and then held the position of Internal Auditor from 2009 to 2017. He passed away unexpectedly on 22 November 2025, shortly after his 75th birthday.

24.11.2025 advocacy

A bolder and more ambitious EU budget for education, inclusion and social resilience

How technology can benefit and engage new learners? Icimende ribera voloratae num aut ducienit, cuptae. Et preperum sunt reniet, Bit etur rerferibus repersperae.