Erasmus under threat, ESU calls for an urgent solution

european students union, 3 October 2012

BRUSSELS – Students who go on an Erasmus exchange in the second semester of 2012-2013 might not receive enough funding from their national Erasmus agencies. This was revealed by a news report from AFP, on 2 October. Karina Ufert, Chair of the European Students’ Union (ESU), said: “We urge the European Commission to make haste with their so called Global Transfer Proposal and solve the current financial shortcomings of the European Social Fund by using money from underspent EU funds.”...