Ahead of the European Council meeting on 15–16 October, EAEA urges European leaders to recognise adult education, lifelong learning, and civil society as essential investments in Europe’s future, not as expendable budget lines.

The European Association for the Education of Adults in partnership with FORMA.Azione and other organisations from Italy, Austria, Germany and Bulgaria has launched the European initiative CAN – Valuing Neurodiversity

Access to digital education can open new possibilities for people in detention, from developing essential digital skills to supporting personal growth, employability and social reintegration. This article explores how technology and education can help learners in closed environments build confidence, develop new skills and prepare for life beyond detention.

Get to know the innovative projects that applied for the 2026 EAEA Grundtvig Award on Resilience and Community-Building!

What is the role of ALE in strengthening our democratic societies? How can we build community and resilience? These were the core questions of the ABC of ALE training 2026, organised from 28 September to 1 October by EAEA and supported by CVO Crescendo.

To strengthen adult education worldwide and reinforce commitment to advancing adult learning and education (ALE), while recognising both its challenges and its important role in society, 142 UNESCO Member States adopted the Marrakech Framework for Action (MFA) in June 2022. Four years on from the adoption of the 2022 MFA, we now identify three central issues that EAEA believes deserve more attention: basic skills education, the digitalisation of work and global responsibility.

EAEA has joined a European campaign to support the future financing of adult education and lifelong learning in the Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034) of the European Union. The campaign was launched by the Lifelong Learning Platform and reunites a broad coalition of civil society platforms in education, training, and lifelong learning.

Sport and movement build more than physical strength. Read against the European Commission’s LifeComp framework, judo is a great example of a practice that develops a wide span of personal, social, and learning-to-learn competences, from self-regulation and empathy to critical reflection and collaboration.

Europe’s resilience cannot be built only through defence, technology and economic competitiveness. It also depends on sustained investment in adult learning, communities and people’s ability to shape change together.

In 2026, the European Commission released a new Gender Equality Strategy and Gender Equality Roadmap, setting out the EU’s priorities for advancing gender equality in the coming years. But what does gender equality have to do with lifelong learning? And what role can education and learning play in challenging persistent inequalities?