Commissioner Vassiliou emphasised that education and training were part of the solution to recovery from the current financial crisis in Europe and called on the Member States to step up their efforts to achieve the EU headline targets on early school leaving and higher education attainment, as well as to reach the aims of the "ET2020" framework in general.
Volinik Androulla Vassiliou rõhutas, et haridus ja koolitus on osa lahendusest, kuidas praegusest finantskriisist Euroopas taastuda, ja kutsus liikmesriike üles suurendama oma jõupingutusi, et saavutada ELi peamised haridussüsteemist varakult lahkumist ja kõrghariduse omandamist puudutavad eesmärgid, ning samuti üldiselt saavutama ET 2020 raamistiku eesmärgid.