07/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – In a joint statement issued on Wednesday 7 January, the European University Association and sixteen organisations representing the higher education sector called for a substantial increase in the budget for the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034. The signatories are calling for an envelope of at least €60 billion, as they believe that the amount currently envisaged by the European Commission, i.e. €40.8 billion, would only enable existing...