This morning, KNZ published a letter which the Council addressed to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Leader of the Opposition, Adrian Delia and Members of the European Parliament, David Casa, Miriam Dalli, Francis Zammit Dimech, Roberta Metsola, Marlene Mizzi and Alfred Sant.
In this letter, President Michael Piccinino urged them to support the Erasmusx10 Campaign which aims for a 10-fold increase in funding for the benefit of more opportunities for youth. KNZ explains that the idea behind such a campaign emanated from the way in which several European Political Leaders started pushing for a significant uplift of the Erasmus Programme budget.
Erasmus10 Campaign is centred around the fact that Erasmus has changed the lives of millions of Europeans, imagine what change and investment in youth can be done with ten times the budget. KNZ President, Michael Piccinino explained that whilst KNZ is not officially part of the campaign, “the aim is to have more funds to reach more young people and it is important for Policy makers to show that they are serious about the future of Europe by investing in Youth which are the present and future of Europe.”
The letter can be read on: https://www.facebook.com/KNZMalta/
More information on the Erasmus10 Campaign can be found on: http://erasmusx10.eu/