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The Erasmus Student Network urges policy makers to solve the Erasmus budget deficit

Tue, 11/12/2012 - 15:52 — gmt117

PRESS RELEASE
December 10, 2012

The Erasmus Student Network urges policy makers to solve the Erasmus budget deficit

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) expresses its concerns about the still unsolved budget deficit of the Erasmus programme in 2012 and 2013. ESN urges the European Parliament and the Council to agree on a viable budget for the Erasmus programme in particular and the Lifelong Learning Programme as a whole to fulfill the obligations towards current and future exchange students. 

It has been more than two months since the looming budget deficit became known to the wider public. According to the European Commission, the Erasmus programme costs €480 million in 2012 and the estimated costs for 2013 are €490 million which represents only around 0.35% of the whole EU budget. 

The Erasmus programme is one of the most cost-effective and successful EU programmes and should not be subject to cuts. Mobility is an integral part of the Europe 2020 strategy and the projected funding levels need to be maintained to achieve the set goals. The continuing insecurity around the funding of the Erasmus programme increasingly affects prospective exchange students and creates concerns among current exchange students. The current situation mostly affects students from lower socio-economic backgrounds as they often have to rely on the financial support from the EU funded programme.

ESN welcomes the new proposal of the European Commission to bridge the differences between the political actors. ESN strongly discourages policy makers from endangering the achievements of one of the most successful and well-known European programmes. The short and long term personal, economic and societal benefits of the Erasmus programme are undisputed and also confirmed by the popular reaction to the funding problems in media and civil society. Emanuel Alfranseder, President of ESN, says: “We call upon decision makers to consider the impact of the Erasmus programme on the future of mobility and European identity and to not jeopardise the trust and reputation the Erasmus programme has gained over the past 25 years. Action has to be taken now”.

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Bruxelles, 10.12.2012
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Erasmus Student Network exhorte les décideurs à résoudre le déficit budgétaire du programme Erasmus

Erasmus Student Network (ESN) exprime son inquiétude au sujet du déficit budgétaire toujours non résolu du programme Erasmus en 2012 et 2013. ESN invite le Parlement Européen et le Conseil à se mettre d’accord sur un budget viable pour le programme Erasmus en particulier, et pour le programme Education et Formation tout au long de la vie dans son ensemble afin de remplir les obligations envers les étudiants en échange, actuels et futurs.

Il y a maintenant plus de deux mois que la menace d’un déficit budgétaire a été révélée au grand public. Selon la Commission Européenne, le coût du programme Erasmus est de 480 millions d’euros en 2012 et est estimé à 490 millions d’euros en 2013, ce qui ne représente environ que 0,35% du budget total de l’Union Européenne.

Le programme Erasmus est un des programmes européens les plus effectifs et couronnés de succès et celui-ci ne devrait pas subir de coupe budgétaire. La mobilité fait partie intégrante de la stratégie 2020 de l’Europe et les niveaux de financement prévus doivent être maintenus pour atteindre les objectifs fixés. La persistance de l’insécurité autour du financement du programme Erasmus affecte de plus en plus les potentiels étudiants en mobilité et suscite des inquiétudes parmi les actuels étudiants en échange. La situation actuelle affecte principalement les étudiants issus des milieux socio-économiques les plus bas, car ceux-ci doivent souvent compter sur le soutien financier du programme financé par l’EU.

ESN se félicite de la nouvelle proposition de l’Union Européenne pour combler les différences entre les acteurs politiques. ESN décourage fortement les décideurs de mettre en danger les acquis de l’un des programmes européens les plus populaires et réussis.

Les bénéfices personnels, économiques et sociétaux à court et long termes du programme Erasmus sont indiscutables et sont confirmés par la vive réaction populaire au sein des médias et de la société civile face à ces problèmes de financement.

Emanuel Alfranseder, President d’ESN, déclare: “Nous appelons les décideurs à examiner l’impact du programme Erasmus sur l’avenir de la mobilité et de l’identité européenne et à ne pas mettre en péril la confiance et la réputation acquises par le programme Erasmus au cours de ces 25 dernières années. Il faut agir maintenant”.

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