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The Erasmus programme is without doubt one of the European Union’s greatest successes in the field of education. It provides thousands of students with an opportunity to take up studies in a variety of European countries. It enables people to find out about different education systems, to extend their knowledge of a foreign language, but also – and this is the most important thing of all – it constitutes a sphere for intercultural exchange between people from all over Europe. Particularly now, when the EU is grappling with a high level of youth unemployment, we cannot allow the Erasmus programme and the idea of student exchanges to be threatened by a shortage of funds. Young people cannot be expected to pay for the crisis. It needs emphasising that it is precisely mobility for students and the opportunity for them to acquire international experience that gives them a chance to find their feet in the labour market. Erasmus is our European identity and a very important element of the common market. That is why it is very important for Member States to fulfil their obligations so that there is no shortage of money for planned exchanges, or for the continued functioning of this programme. Member States should also bear this in mind when budget expenditure for the longer-term financial future is being discussed. We must not take a short-sighted view of this and seek savings that are needed now at the cost of the Erasmus programme, which will bring tangible benefits in the future."@en1
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