Report (COM(2025)0549 – C10-0170/2025 – 2025/0222(COD)) 13 October 2026

Erasmus+ programme 2028–2034

A-10-2026-0257-AM-167-172

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14.10.2026 A10-0257/167

Amendment 167

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0257/2026

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski

(COM(2025)0549 – C10-0170/2025 – 2025/0222(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(b) foster a sense of European identity and active citizenship, enhance solidarity and active participation in society and democracy, inducing a positive societal impact, greater resilience and better preparedness to anticipate, prevent and respond to risks of different nature;	(b) foster knowledge of Europe's shared history and cultural heritage, while respecting the national identities and cultural and linguistic diversity of the Member States, promote active citizenship, enhance solidarity and active participation in society and democracy, inducing a positive societal impact, greater resilience and better preparedness to anticipate, prevent and respond to risks of different nature;

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14.10.2026 A10-0257/168

Amendment 168

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0257/2026

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski

Erasmus+ programme 2028–2034

(COM(2025)0549 – C10-0170/2025 – 2025/0222(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(ba) Actions supported under the Programme in the fields of education and training shall fully respect the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems, as well as their national, regional, cultural and linguistic diversity, in accordance with Articles 165 and 166 TFEU. The Programme shall not result in any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States in those fields.

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14.10.2026 A10-0257/169

Amendment 169

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0257/2026

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski

Erasmus+ programme 2028–2034

(COM(2025)0549 – C10-0170/2025 – 2025/0222(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(a) Experimentation, preparation and implementation of the Union’s policy agendas and tools covering skills, education and training, youth and sport21 ;	(a) Experimentation, preparation and implementation of the Union’s policy agendas and tools covering skills, education and training, youth and sport21, in full respect of the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education and vocational training systems, without making changes to national curricula or education legislation a condition for participation in the Programme;
21 In particular: the European Qualifications Framework (EQF); the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET); the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR);, the ENIC (European Network of Information Centres in the European Region) and NARIC (National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union) Networks, the Euroguidance network, the common framework and tools for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (Europass), the Eurydice Network, National Coordinators for Adult Learning, the Central and National Support Services for online platforms, the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the National Reference Points on graduate tracking, Youth wiki network, the Eurodesk network, the European Youth Forum, Youthpass, the National Working Groups implementing the EU Youth Dialogue and the National Coordinating Bodies implementing the European Week of Sport at national level.	21 In particular: the European Qualifications Framework (EQF); the European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET); the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR);, the ENIC (European Network of Information Centres in the European Region) and NARIC (National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union) Networks, the Euroguidance network, the common framework and tools for the provision of better services for skills and qualifications (Europass), the Eurydice Network, National Coordinators for Adult Learning, the Central and National Support Services for online platforms, the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the National Reference Points on graduate tracking, Youth wiki network, the Eurodesk network, the European Youth Forum, Youthpass, the National Working Groups implementing the EU Youth Dialogue and the National Coordinating Bodies implementing the European Week of Sport at national level.

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14.10.2026 A10-0257/170

Amendment 170

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0257/2026

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski

Erasmus+ programme 2028–2034

(COM(2025)0549 – C10-0170/2025 – 2025/0222(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
6. The national agencies referred to in Article 19 shall develop or update where relevant, national inclusion and diversity action plans, based on the framework, and with particular attention to the specific challenges to access the programme within the national contexts. The national inclusion and diversity plans shall form an integral part of the national agencies’ planning documents as referred to in Article 19(2).	6. The national agencies referred to in Article 19 shall develop or update, where relevant, national inclusion and diversity action plans, based on the framework, and with particular attention to the specific challenges to accessing the Programme within the national contexts, including geographical obstacles affecting participants and organisations in rural, remote, peripheral and border regions, as well as administrative barriers faced by small, local and newcomer organisations. The national inclusion and diversity plans shall form an integral part of the national agencies’ planning documents as referred to in Article 19(2).

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14.10.2026 A10-0257/171

Amendment 171

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0257/2026

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski

Erasmus+ programme 2028–2034

(COM(2025)0549 – C10-0170/2025 – 2025/0222(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 10 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, specific and corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.	4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 10 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, specific and corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities directly related to the objectives, opportunities, implementation and results of the Programme, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme. Such appropriations shall not be used to finance general institutional or political communication campaigns unrelated to the objectives of the Programme.

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14.10.2026 A10-0257/172

Amendment 172

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0257/2026

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski

Erasmus+ programme 2028–2034

(COM(2025)0549 – C10-0170/2025 – 2025/0222(COD))

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
5. The work programme referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 or the documents related to the award procedure may further specify the eligibility criteria set out in this Regulation or set additional eligibility criteria for specific actions.	5. The work programme referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 or the documents related to the award procedure may further specify the eligibility criteria set out in this Regulation or set additional eligibility criteria for specific actions. Any additional eligibility criteria shall be necessary and proportionate to the objectives of the relevant action and shall be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory conditions. Such criteria shall not require applicants to endorse political positions unrelated to the objectives of the funded action.

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