This concept provided the basis for the discussions which led to the latest generation of Socrates, Leonardo de Vinci and Youth Programmes. It was taken up by the G8 ministers who last year in Cologne adopted a charter on the subject, inspired to a great extent by the debates which took place within the fifteen Member States in the course of this European Year of Lifelong Learning.
De aquí a dentro de unas semanas, mi colega la Sra. Reding elevará al colegio un proyecto de memorandum sobre la educación y la formación a lo largo de toda la vida, y ese documento les será transmitido durante el mes de octubre.