The Voice of Europe’s Universities

The Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU has published a proposal regarding member states’ position on the EU’s next long-term budget, including the next Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes

The next Erasmus+ programme must be equipped with the budget, governance and predictability needed to continue delivering for learners, staff, institutions and society

The European Commission has recently withdrawn a proposal for a directive on European cross-border associations

In a joint statement, the European University Association and fellow R&I stakeholders call on EU member states to work towards coherent, ambitious and operational positions on Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF)

The European University Association calls on policy makers to maintain explicit references to higher education in the regulation to establish a European Competitiveness Fund, as originally proposed by the European Commission

On 15 April 2026, the European University Association’s Council approved three membership applications