Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education have published their position on the next Erasmus+ programme, urging changes to make the 2028–2034 cycle simpler, more predictable and more accessible.
What Parliament is doing
The Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) has adopted recommendations setting out priorities for the forthcoming Erasmus+ programme for 2028–2034. MEPs on the committee call for a redesign of aspects of the programme to reduce administrative complexity and increase predictability for participants and organisations. They stress that accessibility should be improved so a wider range of learners and institutions can take part.
Why it matters
Erasmus+ is the EU’s main instrument for supporting education, training, youth and sport mobility across Member States. Changes to the next programming period could affect how students, educators, trainees and youth organisations plan and access mobility and cooperation activities. By focusing on simplification and predictability, MEPs aim to lower barriers to participation and make long-term planning easier for beneficiaries.
What happens next
The committee’s position will feed into the wider legislative and programming process for Erasmus+ 2028–2034. CULT’s recommendations are intended to inform negotiations and discussions with other EU institutions and stakeholders as the programme is prepared for the next budgetary period.
The committee text frames these priorities as proposals and guidance; it does not itself change the rules of the programme. Further steps in the EU decision-making process will determine which of the committee’s suggestions are adopted into the final legal and operational arrangements for Erasmus+.
Source: European Parliament press release
