This book provides a comprehensive view of the current state of affairs and possible
developments in EU education law and policy. It covers the innovations brought about by the
Lisbon Treaty as well as the Lisbon EU 2020 Strategy and its implications for education and
training and analyses the EU programme Erasmus+. Moreover it takes a close look at the right
to education as contained in the Charter of Fundamental Human Rights of the European Union and
outlines the main trends in European Court of Justice case law. Finally it focuses on cohesion
policy measures and assesses the education initiatives undertaken by macro-regional strategies
and the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) European Region Tyrol-South
Tyrol-Trentino.
