Securing democracy through education. The development of a Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture

At the 25th Session of the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Ministers of Education, Brussels, 11-12 April 2016, education ministers from across the continent have given their backing to a new tool to help teach democracy and democratic values in schools and other settings. Representatives of 50 countries also agreed to help put the tool into practice by supporting its testing at national, regional and European level.