Press: The New ERASMUS + Programme Fully Operational in 2014
Press: The New ERASMUS + Programme Fully Operational in 2014
COU CIL OF
THE EUROPEA U IO
Brussels, 3 December 2013
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(OR. en)
PRESSE 521
The Council adopted today the regulation establishing "ERASMUS +", the Union
Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport for the period 2014-2020. It brings
together in a single programme activities previously covered by a number of separate
programmes (including the Lifelong Learning Programme, Erasmus Mundus and Youth in
Action)and it also covers activities in the new area of European competence, sport.
The new programme has a total budget of about 14.7 billion1 - which represents an
increase of 40% compared to the precedent budget - and can also benefit from additional
funding from external action instruments (such as the Instrument for Pre-Accession
Assistance, the Development Cooperation Instrument, the European Neighbourhood
Instrument, as well as the European Development Fund).
77,5 % will go to education and training, from which the following minimum
allocations shall be assigned:
43 % to higher education,
15 % to school education;
5 % to adult learning;
10 % to youth;
1,8 % to sport,;
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This mechanism must not replace any existing national grant system or prevent the
creation of lending mechanisms at national level.
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On this basis, and following a number of informal meetings (trilogues), the Council
(represented by the Irish Presidency), the Commission and the European Parliament
reached an informal agreement on the proposal (budgetary provisions excepted) end of a
June. The Lithuanian Presidency took charge of the final arrangements (including
budgetary provisions) that allowed for the formal adoption of the proposal today.
See also:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/index_en.htm
Erasmus brochure: http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/doc/brochure_en.pdf
European Council conclusions of 7-8 February (EUCO 37/13)
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