In the framework of European countries' cooperation on VET and lifelong learning, Cedefop monitors, analyses and reports on countries' priorities and activities. Cedefop's role in the process is pivotal: it gathers the necessary national information through its network of expertise spanning all EU Member States, Iceland and Norway, ReferNet, and analyses it in a structured, comparable way to inform the European Commission and other stakeholders. This briefing note presents examples based on the EU Member States' national implementation plans (NIPs) that reflect the priorities of the Council Recommendation on VET for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience, and the Osnabrück Declaration.