2006. vol. 1. No. 2

The paper presents analysis of the priorities for the Austrian Presidency in the EU in the turbulent period of the first half of the 2006. The analysis is based on the major official documents, such as the Multiannual strategic programme, Operational programme for the Council 2006 submitted by the incoming Austrian and Finnish Presidencies, Financial Perspective 2007-2013, as well as statements and interviews by the EU and Austrian leaders.

The paper presents results of a study of the history of cooperation in education in the European Union from the initial years of the European Economic Community establishment to the end of 1990ies. The author reflects on the outcomes of a comprehensive research of policy and legal framework, methods and tools of the EU member-states cooperation in the sphere of education, highlights the main models and patterns of collaboration and the interdependence of cooperation in education with the dynamics of the economic and political integration processes.