Thousands of young people are offered the chance to explore Europe for free, as the EU Commission opens applications for a new ‘DiscoverEU’ round to make nearly 36,000 travel passes available to 18-year-olds across Europe.
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— last modified 06 September 2012 The European Union needs to overhaul its approach to improving literacy standards, according to a high-level group of experts set up by European Commissioner…
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