The Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competencies for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) was adopted in 2017, followed by the launch of the European Policy Advisers Network (EPAN) in 2018. polis is playing an important part in implementing the RFCDC in Austria in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education.

Follow our RFCDC activities in Austria: www.twitter.com/RFCDC_Austria (@RFCDC_Austria)

Further information in German language: www.politik-lernen.at/demokratiekompetenzen

NECE RFCDC focus group

In February 2019, the NECE focus group on the Council of Europe Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture started its work. The group is led by polis – The Austrian Centre for Citizenship Education in Schools in cooperation with DARE Network.