Sweden will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (also known as the Council of Ministers) during the first semester of 2023, starting on 1st of January. The presidency of the Council rotates every 6 months among Member States, if you want to learn more about this, check this link.
This means that Sweden will lead the work of the Council during 6 months following a dedicated programme that will frame the action of the Council. This is why it is always important to have a close look at the priorities of every presidency.
You can fin this programme explaining the priorities of Sweden following this link.
The Swedish priorities regarding education (page 32) read as follow (I highlighted a part which is important to me and most probably to most of you):
"Education
The European Year of Skills is taking place in 2023, and the Presidency intends to link up with this and one of its focus areas, matching skillsets to labour market needs. The Presidency will highlight how education can contribute to transition and upskilling and will initiate a discussion on the conditions necessary for both individuals and businesses to be able to obtain the skills they need for the green transition. In addition, the Presidency will move the work on the European Education Area forward, for example regarding mutual recognition of qualifications. The Presidency also plans to begin considering both of the Council recommendations announced by the Commission on digitalisation in the area of education.
Youth
Young people’s participation in political decision-making enables better, more sustainable decisions. Young people’s knowledge, perspectives and experiences offer important contributions to the democratic process. The current themes in this area follow a common overarching priority decided on by the presidency trio and the national culture councils in 2021, based on Youth Goal 3 on inclusive societies and Youth Goal 10 on a sustainable green Europe. The Swedish Presidency intends to highlight the social dimension of sustainable development. The Presidency also intends to work on a Council resolution on the conclusions of the ninth cycle of the EU Youth Dialogue, as is customary at the end of each cycle, and on a Council resolution on the midterm review of the work plan for the EU Youth Strategy 2022–2024."
Incentives measure and recommendations indeed for a topic where the EU can only give support to Member States as in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, primary responsibility for education and training policies lies with the Member States.