Directorate-General for Education and Culture (EAC) - Main contents

This Directorate-General is responsible for the education and culture policy of the European Union. The DG is responsible for a series of programmes that contribute to the preservation of European values and prosperity and the participation of citizens in European integration.

The main tasks of this DG are:

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  building a Europe of knowledge (life long learning programmes, facilitating exchange programmes)
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  to preserve and develop cultural diversity in the EU in all in forms
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  to involve citizens in the proces of European integration in order to contribute to mutual understanding, trust and tolerance