On Monday 11 June, the commissioner for culture and youth, Tibor Navracsics, set out the Commission’s vision for the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) for the period 2021-2027. The Commission has proposed increasing the budget to €1.26 billion with a view to providing temporary work for 350,000 Europeans.
The ESC was launched by the European Commission in December 2016 (see EUROPE 11684) to allow young people aged 18 to 30 to take part in a range of solidarity activities through...