On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888
BUDG-AD-784147
Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Lucia Yar
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The Committee on Budgets gives its budgetary assessment of the proposed Erasmus+ regulation for 2028-2034 to the lead Committee on Culture and Education.¶¶ It says the programme envelope should rise from EUR 40 827 000 000 to EUR 47 387 963 000 in current prices, and that the proposed budget is too small to meet the 2030 mobility targets.¶¶ It asks for sub-envelopes for education and training, youth and volunteering, and sport, and for a more detailed budgetary nomenclature in an annex to the proposal.¶¶¶ It calls for simpler procedures for small and new organisations, synergies with other Union programmes, clearer rules on external assigned revenue, and a review of mobility grant funding rules.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Budgets recommends increasing the Erasmus+ envelope to EUR 47 387 963 000 in current prices, adding sub-envelopes and a detailed nomenclature, simplifying procedures for small organisations, and strengthening oversight, synergies and grant rules.¶¶¶
Key points
- The Committee on Budgets carried out a budgetary assessment of the Erasmus+ proposal under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure.¶
- It says Erasmus+ supports education, training, youth, sport, volunteering and active citizenship, and brings EU added value through learning mobility.¶¶
- It notes that demand has largely exceeded available resources, leaving many projects unfunded, and that rising living costs and inflation have created barriers for less privileged participants.¶¶
- It calls for the envelope to be increased from EUR 40 827 000 000 to EUR 47 387 963 000 in current prices, with optimal integration of the European Solidarity Corps.¶
- It recalls the 'Europe on the Move' targets of at least 23 % of higher education graduates and at least 12 % of vocational learners with a learning mobility experience abroad by 2030.¶
- It asks for sufficient human, technical and IT resources from the outset and throughout the 2028-2034 period.¶
- It recommends sub-envelopes for education and training, youth and volunteering, and sport, and a more detailed budgetary nomenclature in an annex to the proposal.¶¶¶
- It says substantive policy choices must be set in the basic act, with non-essential elements adopted through delegated acts, and that control over budget mobilisation should be strengthened.¶¶
- It calls for simpler administrative procedures and reporting for newcomer, small and low-capacity organisations, and a review of pre-financing and co-financing rules.¶
- It calls for synergies with the European Competitiveness Fund, Horizon Europe, Global Europe, the National and Regional Partnership Plans, ESF+ and AgoraEU, with traceable expenditure.¶¶¶
- It says external assigned revenue must be clearly circumscribed and transparent, and that third-party contributions must respect the Financial Regulation's independence and impartiality rules.¶¶
- It calls for a comprehensive ex-ante screening in award procedures, ways to keep final beneficiaries funded when national governments breach the rule of law, at least 75 % of the budget under indirect management, and tools to respond to crises.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- The Committee on Culture and Education, as lead committee, receives these recommendations and proposed amendments.¶¶
- The Commission, which would gain latitude over spending priorities without detailed sub-envelopes and nomenclature.¶¶
- National agencies, which would see at least 75 % of the budget implemented under indirect management with predictable resources.¶
- Newcomer, small and low-capacity organisations, for which application and reporting rules should be simplified.¶
- People with fewer opportunities, for whom mobility grant rules should be reviewed to reflect living costs and inflation.¶
Figures and deadlines
- EUR 40 827 000 000 in current prices — the current Erasmus+ envelope cited.¶
- EUR 47 387 963 000 in current prices (EUR 42 000 000 000 in 2025 prices) — the proposed increased envelope.
- At least 23 % — the 2030 target for higher education graduates with a learning mobility experience abroad.¶
- At least 12 % — the 2030 target for vocational learners with a learning mobility experience abroad.
- At least 75 % — the share of the programme budget to be implemented under indirect management.¶