On Tuesday, November 19, the European Parliament adopted the European Union’s program on education and training, which received strong consensus: “do everything to avoid scarifying this generation, which will be the foundation of tomorrow’s society.” Designed to match the new “Europe 2020” strategy for growth and employment better, and to help reduce youth unemployment, Erasmus+, which will be launched in January 2014, gets a tremendously higher budget (40 percent): about €14.7 billion over the next 7 years. An objective was also inherited: by 2020, 4 million European people aged 13-30 should be able to enjoy this exchange program. The Council of EU Ministers should permanently approve the program by the end of the year. (Ref. 130723)
Valuing a broader skill base. As of 2014, the new Erasmus (see article No. ) will no longer be for students and teachers alone but also primary and secondary school students (Comenius), apprentices (Leonardo), professors, leaders of youth associations, volunteers or even young athletes, all under the Erasmus+ banner.
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