This work Education and Training Policies in the European Union presents the EU Strategy of 2000 for a competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy and its application within the socio-economic models of Greece and Italy. There is a deep analysis of the business and educational sector of both countries leading the reader to a strong overview of each society’s structure. Kalliopi Chatziangelidou is a promising young researcher trained in European Agencies and teaching EU Business and Management. She holds a PhD in EU Economics from the Aix-Marseille University, France. She enjoys comparative research and her work mainly deals with the comparison of models on education and training systems, EU policies, and crisis management in the EU.