Press Release: Commissioner Vassiliou launches Erasmus+ in Greece

Erasmus+ – the EU's new funding programme for education, training, youth and sport - was launched in Athens on 16 January 2014 by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. More than four million people will get an EU grant to study, train, gain work experience or volunteer abroad in 2014-2020. Erasmus+ will have a total budget of €14.7 billion – 40% more than under the previous programmes in 2007-2013.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/24: Erasmus+ gets plus points for tackling Europe's education challenges http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-24_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Green light for Erasmus+: More than 4 million to get EU grants for skills and employability http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-green-light-for-erasmus-more-than-4-million-to-get-eu-grants-for-skills-and-employability/

ESO: Background information: The new ERASMUS+ programme fully operational in 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-the-new-erasmus-programme-fully-operational-in-2014/

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