유럽연합 교육법제의 발전과 최신 동향

The European Union has continuously strived for integration by promoting a single monetary unit as well as cooperation between foreign and internal public security, justice and home affairs. Although European integration has an economic and political purpose, it does not mean convergence of all European countries into a unitary state. It is to attain a multicultural and a multilingual Europe respecting each country’s history, culture and tradition. To attain this goal, awareness is needed not only about political and economic issues, but also a thorough understanding and grasp of ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural issues. In this respect, education is one of the major factors that has great influence on the European Union's development in the future. With this concept as a basis, the EU has been working on various legislation and policies related to education as a community. It encourages cooperation in this area between member nations as well as with the community as a whole. This article analyze various legislation and policies related to education of the European Union. This article also analyze the new educational program of the European Union.