EP Intergroup Declaration on the next MFF: Call for stronger funding commitments within the next EU long-term budget for education and skills

The European Parliament Intergroup on the Future of Education and Skills for a Competitive Europe echoes the Union of Skills’ statement that ‘Education and skills are an investment - not a cost - which yields benefits many times over’. In view of the upcoming proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034 (MFF), the European Commission has now the chance to fully stand by its declaration to meet European objectives and targets in the field of education and training.

Within this context, the Intergroup calls for a strong investment that matches EU’s ambitions, especially in light of the consistent underinvestment in the education and training sector (less than 5% of GDP and less than 20% of public expenditure).

The next MFF needs to clearly underline the joint responsibility for education and training, encouraging Member States to dedicate at least 5% of GDP to education and at least 1% of GDP for training.

The Intergroup calls for the next EU budget to recognise the value of education and training in its universality and invest meaningfully in it:

• Stronger Funding Commitments under the new MFF

• A Stronger Erasmus+

• Key measures to ease investment in education and training

The Intergroup calls on the European Commission to deliver its objectives and proposals, and on the EU Member States to put education and skills at the centre of the EU’s renewal.

 

Read the full Declaration here