Commission adopts Communication on Financial Education

18 December 2007



The Commission adopted a communication on better financial education setting out some basic principles to guide providers of financial education and announced some practical initiatives.

 

The principles include among others a call to make financial teaching available and a recommendation to tailor programmes to the real needs of the target audience.

 

The Commission will publish an online reference database of financial education programmes and research and will enhance the existing Dolceta online education tool to help teachers to incorporate financial matters into the school curriculum.

 

Press release

Communication


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