On November 14, 15 and 16, the CEEC met in Strasbourg for its 103rd General Assembly. The European city for this biannual meeting of the European Committee for Catholic Education was not chosen by chance, as this special edition was the occasion to celebrate the organisation’s 50th anniversary.
Although education is not a competence of the European Union, since it is organised at the level of each state, the creation of the CEEC in 1974 gave rise to a European platform for Catholic education, which is concerned with educational and societal issues, as well as general questions linked to human rights and migration on a global level.
The CEEC is thus a point of dialogue and develops a network between European member countries that promotes collaboration and the activation of common projects related to education at European level. It is involved in the structuring of the International Office of Catholic Education (OIEC), and acts as an interlocutor for European political and economic bodies.
This time, no fewer than 22 European countries came together in Strasbourg. A working session on the CEEC’s work was held at the European Parliament. The event also included a meeting at the Palace of Europe with Daniel GUERY, coordinator of the Forum of Catholic INGOs within the Council of Europe, of which the CEEC is a member. Finally, the President and Secretary General of the OIEC, Father Jawad ALAMAT, and Hervé LECOMTE, partners of the CEEC, were among the speakers at this 103rd edition of the CEEC General Assemblies.