Memo: Education Council: Commissioner Vassiliou issues stark warning on funding for Erasmus

Statement by Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, at the meeting of the EU Education Ministers in Brussels on 26 November 2012.

A deal on the 2013 budget, voted by the European Parliament on the 12 December 2012 removed uncertainty about funding for the Erasmus student exchange programme in 2013.

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ESO: Background Information: Press Release: European personalities urge EU leaders to back Erasmus http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-european-personalities-urge-eu-leaders-to-back-erasmus/

European Commission: Memo/12/906: FAQ on Erasmus and its budget http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-906_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Emergency budget needed to keep student exchange programme afloat http://www.europeansources.info/record/emergency-budget-needed-to-keep-student-exchange-programme-afloat/

European Voice, Vol.18, No.42, 22.11.12: Budget shortfall puts Erasmus ‘at risk' http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/budget-shortfall-puts-erasmus-at-risk-/75741.aspx

European Commission: DG Education and Culture: Lifelong Learning Programme: The ERASMUS Programme – studying in Europe and more http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-programme/erasmus_en.htm

EurActiv, 13.12.12: Budget deal 'averts funding crisis for Erasmus' http://www.euractiv.com/education/budget-deal-averts-funding-crisi-news-516628

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