On 11 December, the European Parliament and the Council also reach the political agreement on the new Erasmus+ programme, which almost double the budget for the next programming period – more than €26 billion

Erasmus+ is one of EU flagship programmes and a European success story. Over the last three decades, participation in Erasmus+ has boosted the personal, social and professional development of over 10 million people, almost half of them between 2014 and 2020.

The new programme will be key to achieving the European Education Area by 2025 and will mobilise the education, training, youth and sport sectors for swift recovery and future growth, providing many new opportunities, increased accessibility and more flexible mobility formats to more diverse groups of Europe’s learners.

On 16 December, the European Commission published the 2019 annual report of Erasmus+, showing how the programme has delivered on its objectives for the year, with implementation levels and the use of funds.