EU Auditors issue opinion on next long-term EU budget: Erasmus+ and AgoraEU

On Thursday 12 March 2026, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish its opinion on the proposed regulations for the Erasmus+ and AgoraEU programmes, which will operate between 2028 and 2034 under the new long-term EU budget of almost €2 trillion.

The new opinions focus on Erasmus+, the programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport, and on AgoraEU, the programme in the fields of culture, democracy and media.

On 16 July 2025 the Commission put forward the legislative proposals establishing the Erasmus+ and the AgoraEU programmes for the period 2028-2034 (COM/2025/549 final and COM(2025) 550 final). The European Parliament has asked for the auditors’ views before examining the proposals.

As of January 2026, the ECA is issuing a series of opinions on the proposals for the 2028-2034 MFF. All those opinions are published on the ECA website.

The opinion and press release will be published on the ECA’s website (eca.europa.eu) at 17:00 CET on Thursday 12 March. The ECA Members responsible for the opinions is Alejandro Blanco Fernandez.

As the EU’s independent external auditor, the ECA helps improve financial management by issuing opinions on the Commission’s proposals for new or revised legislation. Where these legislative proposals entail a significant financial impact, EU law requires that our institution be consulted. Therefore, in line with this institutional mandate, we provide our opinions on the MFF proposals, highlighting risks and lessons learned based on our extensive experience with the EU budget.

​