Stakeholder Conference of Priority Area 9 “To Invest in People and Skills” of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region

Empowerment through Co-operation and Networking in the Danube Region

The conference was hosted by the Austrian Federal Minister for Education, Arts and Culture, Claudia Schmied, as well as the Austrian Federal Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Rudolf Hundstorfer. It convened a large number of actors and stakeholders in the fields of education and labour market policy from all 14 Danube Region countries, the European Commission and International Organisations. The conference facilitated discussions relevant to the actions of Priority Area 9, which are defined in the Action Plan of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region. The conference was organised with funding received from the European Union.