Two out of three young people in Europe wish to contribute to the green transition through their jobs. However, 45 % of young Europeans lack the green skills to do so. Young people should be equipped with the relevant skills and knowledge to act on environmental and climate change challenges. The idea of an ‘Erasmus green cities’ scheme would be to provide young people with volunteering and paid traineeships in local green projects.

Towards a 'climate action corps' for young people in Europe

The Erasmus programme is an international student exchange programme that has been running in Europe since 1987, supporting education, training and sport.

The current Erasmus+ 2014 to 2020 spending programme has a budget of €4.7 billion (in current prices).The proposed budget for the 2021 to 2027 programming period has been increased to EUR 30 billion (in current prices) (article 14 of the proposal). The focus of the new programme is on being inclusive and on doing more to reach young people with limited opportunities.

Erasmus - 8th parliamentary term

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. It has an estimated budget of €26.2 billion. This is nearly double the funding compared to its predecessor programme (2014-2020).

The 2021-2027 programme places a strong focus on social inclusion, the green and digital transitions, and promoting young people’s participation in democratic life. It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The programme also supports the European Pillar of Social Rights implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 develops the European dimension in sport. It will improve access to learning and mobility for people who historically have had fewer opportunities to participate – people living with a disability, people living in poverty, in a remote location, people with a migration background, and more. Compared to the previous Erasmus+, the new programme will expand to support mobility for students in adult education.

Erasmus +

Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Merging seven prior programmes, it offers opportunities not only for students, but also for a wide variety of individuals and organisations, helping them develop, share knowledge and have a life-changing experience at institutions and organisations in different countries.

In 2018, Parliament once again stressed the importance of inclusion in the Erasmus+ programme and asked the Commission to draw up a framework by 31 March 2021, along with a set of inclusion measures and guidelines for their implementation.

In late 2019, Parliament approved an amending budget for that same year’s EU budget in order to reinforcecore mobility activities, which are central to the development of a European education area. The amendment increased commitment appropriations for Erasmus+ to support mobility in higher education, and vocational education and training. However, Parliament also pointed out that this will need to be matched by increased payment appropriations.

See more on this topic by visiting our <a href="https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/erasmus-8th-parliamentary-term_11104_pk">package </a>for the 8th parliamentary term.

Erasmus + (2019-2020)

On 28 March, Parliament approved the next Erasmus+ programme for 2021-2027.

Erasmus+ is an EU programme supporting opportunities for education, training, young people and sport in Europe. It started as a student exchange programme in 1987, but since 2014 it also offers opportunities for teachers, trainees and volunteers of all ages. More than nine million people have taken part in the Erasmus+ programme over the last 30 years and nearly 800,000 people benefited from the programme in 2017 alone. The programme currently covers 33 countries (all 28 EU countries as well as Turkey, North Macedonia, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and is open to partner countries across the world.

#EUelections2019 - Erasmus +

EP Plenary session - Implementation of citizenship education actions

Roundtable discussion organised by the World Organization of the Scout Movement on the launch of the “My Europe, My Say” project supported by Erasmus+

Erasmus programme - Students

CULT meeting - Exchange of views with the Commission and Policy Department study presentation on Erasmus

High-level panel discussion on the future of Erasmus+

From Erasmus to Erasmus+ - A story of 30 years

ERASMUS 30th Anniversary celebration. From Erasmus to Erasmus+,  a story of 30 years

ERASMUS 30th Anniversary celebration. From Erasmus to Erasmus+,  a story of 30 yearsCeremony in plenary session week 24 in Strasbourg -   Presidents Antonio TAJANI, Jean-Claude JUNCKER give awards to the 33 representatives of the 9.000.000th Erasmus+ generation

Parliament organises a special plenary meeting in Brussels on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, 77 years after the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp was liberated on 27 January 1945. Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer addresses MEPs. This clip was produced to illustrate the Holocaust Remembrance Day - It shows a group of Erasmus Students visiting the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Clip: "#WeRemember" - Holocaust Remembrance Day

Trilogue on Erasmus+ in Brussels. Statements by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Culture and education (CULT) and Milan ZVER (EPP, SI), rapporteur. Illustration footage from one British university and the situation of university exam session under Covid-19 in Belgium from June 2020.

Erasmus+ trilogue: statements by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE), Chair of CULT and Milan ZVER (EPP, SI), rapporteur

This Infoclip illustrates young people in various situation (students, demonstration on climate issues, European Voluntary Service...).

Infoclip: SOTEU debate - EU Next generation - Youth

This Infoclip shows exam sessions organised in the sports centre of Louvain-la-neuve university area. Each student is equipped with mask, laptop and his ID card to check before starting the exam session.

Infoclip: Covid-19 - Out of lockdown - University exams in sports centre at Louvain-la-Neuve

During the plenary session (21-24/10/2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs adopt a position on next year’s EU budget 2020, focussing on climate change, youth unemployment, Erasmus, migration and external policies. Statement by Kimmo TIILIKAINEN , Finnish State Secretary, EU Presidency.

Draft general budget of the European Union for 2020: extracts from the vote

During the plenary session (16-19 September 2019) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs are set to approve a €100 million top-up for the EU’s research programmes (€80 million for Horizon 2020) and youth mobility (€20 million for Erasmus+). Statement by John HOWARTH (S&D, UK). David SASSOLI, EP President, opens the vote. The results are: 614 in favour, 69 against and 10 abstentions. Illustration of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid, Erasmus welcome desk and Auditorium aula. Statement by John HOWARTH (S&D, UK).

Draft amending budget on reinforcement of key programmes for EU competitiveness; Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+: extracts from the vote on the report by John HOWARTH (S&D, UK) and illustration shots

This infoclip shows illustrations of Erasmus students in London, attending university courses, visiting a library and checking online information on the Erasmus programme.

Infoclip: Brexit - Erasmus students in London

During the plenary session (25-28 March 2019) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate Erasmus, the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport. Illustrative shots. Statements by Milan ZVER (EPP, SI), Marianne THYSSEN, Member of the EC in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, and Jean ARTHUIS (ALDE, FR).

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