As the European Union attempts to come to grip with its worst financial crisis since its creation, the European Economic and Social Committee hosts a three-day conference in Florence, Italy, on the relation between education and social exclusion.
Talking in this report are Anna Diamantopoulou, Greek education minister; Fintan Farrell, director of the European anti-poverty network and Josep Borrell, president of the European University Institute in Florence and former president of the European Parliament.













