THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE FORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY AS THE MAIN LEVERAGE FOR THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRIES

In the paper, an analysis of the experience of the European Union in the formation of educational policy was carried out based on official documents, scientific literature and changes in education within the territory of Europe. It was established that the EU from the very beginning pursued the policy on the principle of cooperation, support and complementarity to strengthen «the spirit of Europeanism». Such areas included improvement of the quality of education and development of a vocational training system. Periodization in the formation of the European educational policy was made as an instrument of social and economic development based on such criteria as the adoption of the regulations that significantly influenced public educational policy in terms of its impact on the country's social and economic development as well as on the principles on which it was formed.