VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta’s EU Commissioner Glenn Micallef has emerged as one of the key beneficiaries in the European Commission’s proposed €2.3 trillion seven-year budget plan, with major increases earmarked for his culture and youth portfolio.
Under the Commission’s proposal, funding for Erasmus+ — the EU’s flagship student and youth mobility programme — will rise from €26.3 billion to €40.1 billion. Support for the culture sector will more than double, reaching €1.8 billion from the current €800 million over the 2028–2034 period. Calling the proposal “groundbreaking,” Micallef said: “Funding culture, creation, Europe’s young, and physical activity is not consumption. It’s an investment in the most precious assets we have in Europe.”
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