The EU has been accused of trying to “indoctrinate children” after the proposal was approved by MEPs to introduce a pro-Brussels “common curriculum” throughout the bloc.
The European Parliament has signed a request to Member States to start teaching lessons on “European integration” to help curb the rise of Euroscepticism.
But critics of the bloc say the resolution, which was backed by an overwhelming majority of MEPs, is further evidence of the EU’s intention to create a European superpower.
Romanian MEP Christian Terges told The Telegraph: “European bureaucrats are not losing any chance to undermine the sovereignty of EU nation states, and projects for a single EU curriculum prove it.
“The EU does not have the power to legislate in the field of education, which is a national competence. These bureaucrats want to indoctrinate children from an early age, as communists once did. ”
A Common European Identity
The report blames “insufficient knowledge or ignorance of the EU and a poor understanding of its functioning” for the bloc’s unpopularity in a number of national capitals.
He called on the Member States to introduce a “renewed European impetus in citizenship education” as a way to counter “the allure of disinformation, extremist and populist discourses”.
The 6500-word report says there needs to be a standard set for a “minimum understanding” of what it means to be an EU citizen, as well as for the formation of a “European common identity”.
Member States were encouraged to “review and update their education systems – and all forms of EU-related curriculum at all levels”.
Domenech Ruiz Devesa, the Spanish MEP responsible for the report, said: “Citizenship is not sufficiently covered in school curricula in many EU countries.
“There is a huge difference between the great aspirations in the documents we publish and the reality on the ground. That is why we have made a number of recommendations to rectify the situation. “
The European Commission is obliged to consider the report after it is adopted by the MEPs.
At present, the EU’s competences in the field of education policy remain limited, intended only to “support, coordinate or complement the actions of the Member States”.
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