Latvian Presidency of the Council of the EU
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
TOTAL NUMBER OF EVENTS
BRUSSELS
Working party
meetings of the
Council of the EU
RIGA
total
Education, Youth,
Culture and Sport
Council
1
Ministerial meetings
of the Council of the EU
43
35
Competitiveness
Council
2
10
5
5
18
5
Education
Youth
Sport
Science
Space
19
6
2
6
2
Education
Youth
Sport
Science
Space
FACTS
Presidency represented
at events elsewhere
Belgium (Brussels)
Armenia (Yerevan)
USA (New York)
France (Paris)
Greece (Thessaloniki)
Italy (Turin, Ispir)
China (Hangzhou)
Ukraine (Kiev)
Foreign delegates
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Cambodia
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Days of
Presidency
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malta
Mongolia
Montenegro
Myanmar
Netherlands
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Days spent on 35
events in Riga
181
Family
photos taken
Guests welcomed
over
80
5000
56000
visitors
429
ties,
linen scarves,
ribbons
Souvenir
kits given
over
9
3800
catering
services
ceramic whistles,
Christmas
decorations,
mug coasters,
watches
books,
notebooks
COOPERATION WITH SCHOOLS
fabrication of
souvenirs
European Space Expo's
stopover in Riga - the
2nd most visited in Europe
candles,
candied fruit,
gingerbread
37
29
MoES employees
directly invoved
Volunteers
involved
Additional
employees
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
United Kingdom
Vietnam
concerts,
performances
commemorative
coins,
board game
Thinker
experience
exchange
In Latvia, guests
visited also:
Sigulda
Jūrmala
Pilsrundāle
Ventspils
Valmiera
Riga
Tours in
Old Riga
Education institutions and
competence centres visited
16
11
COMMUNICATION
Over
Presidency page views on
www.izm.gov.lv
200 000
6
Broadcasts of events
Accreditations issued
to journalists
153
12257
Views of online broadcasts
Foreign
journalists
News in
mass media
Social media posts
by the Ministry
over
Latvian
journalists
92
Official e-mails received
from participants of events
over
290
200
245
4000
ACHIEVEMENTS
Riga Conclusions
on a new set of
medium-term
deliverables in the
eld of VET for the
period
2015–2020
The role of early
childhood education
and primary education
in fostering creativity,
innovation and digital
competence
Conclusions
by the Chair of the 5th
ASEM Education
Ministers’ Meeting:
priorities and
activities for the next
2 years
EDUCATION
Yerevan Communique:
priorities and targets
of the Bologna
Process for the
next years
Promotion of
citizenship and
the common values
of freedom, tolerance
and non-discrimination
through education
„Education and
training 2020”
mid-term stocktaking
and preparation
of the 2015
joint report
Empowering
young people for
political participation
in the democratic
life in Europe
Joint Communique
of the rst meeting of
ministers for education
of the member states of
the European Union
and of the Central
Asian countries
Strengthen
cooperation between
EU and Eastern
Partnership countries
to foster youth
employment
Improved
European
Research Area
advisory
structure
EU observer
status in SESAME
(International
Centre for
Synchrotron-light
in the Middle East)
“Horizon 2020”:
Association agreements
with Faroe Islands,
Ukraine and
Switzerland
YOUTH
Enhancing
cross-sectorial policy
cooperation
to effectively address
the socio-economic
challenges
facing young people
Open,
data-intensive
and networked
research as a driver
for faster and
wider innovation
Reinforcing
youth work to
ensure cohesive
societies
Proposal for
a directive on Earth
observation satellite
data:
deepening debate
Further
development
of the European
and Latvian
space policy
SPACE
Open
and excellent
European science:
Science 2.0
SCIENCE
Science and
Technology
Cooperation
agreements between
the EU and India,
the EU and
Ukraine
European Research
Area Roadmap
2015-2020
Actions promoting
Europe's growth
(Annual Growth Survey
2014 and Investment
plan for Europe
in the research and
innovation area)
Physical activity
as an essential
element of quality
education at all levels –
cooperation models
with the sport
sector
Sport and
physical activity
for the development
of human capital
SPORT
Maximising the
role of grassroots
sport in developing
transversal skills,
especially among
young people