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DRAFT OPINION (2024/2019(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023, Section III – Commission and executive agencies

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Committee on Culture and Education · Rapporteur: Nela Riehl

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The Committee on Culture and Education gives its opinion on the 2023 budget discharge for the Commission and executive agencies, welcoming actions on education, culture, and youth programs while urging improvements in fraud prevention and e-Grant tools.

Committee position. The Committee on Culture and Education calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate these points into its motion for a resolution on discharge for 2023.

Key points

  1. Notes the midterm reviews for the European Education Area, Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, and Creative Europe, and welcomes work on the legacy of the European Year of Youth.
  2. Welcomes the frontloading of EUR 100 million from the 2027 budget to Erasmus+ 2023 for Ukrainian refugees and the extra EUR 20 million added to Erasmus+ in 2023.
  3. Welcomes the 12.27% increase in Erasmus+ individual support grants in 2023 to counter inflation, and similar adjustments for the European Solidarity Corps.
  4. Welcomes the Seal of Excellence pilot, with nine European Universities Alliances receiving certificates, to build synergies with other EU programmes.
  5. Notes the return of Creative Europe's budget to regular growth after COVID-19 frontloading, and welcomes its reinforcement by EUR 7.5 million in 2023.
  6. Encourages DG EAC to complete the update of its Anti-Fraud Action Strategy and Action Plan, and to centralise the exclusion procedure for organisations.
  7. Is pleased that EACEA implemented the first Intra-Africa Academic Mobility V call with 127 applications, showing African academic interest.
  8. Notes with concern persistent e-Grant tool challenges for beneficiaries; urges the Commission and EACEA to follow up on mitigation measures.

Who is affected

  • Beneficiaries of Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Creative Europe, and EACEA-managed calls, including students, teachers, and African academics.
  • European Universities Alliances receiving Seal of Excellence certificates.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 100 million frontloaded from 2027 to 2023 for Erasmus+.
  • EUR 20 million extra awarded to Erasmus+ in 2023.
  • 12.27% increase in individual support grants under Erasmus+ in 2023.
  • EUR 7.5 million reinforcement of Creative Europe's 2023 budget.
  • 127 applications submitted for the first Intra-Africa Academic Mobility V call.