Taking as example the Italian National Agency, what we could see is that there was an overall increase of budget in every field of the programme. The total budget allocated for Italy amounts to EUR 12.767.615, out of a total of EUR 3.019.506.507 (as per the Erasmus+ annual work programme 2019).

What is most interesting though is the breakdown of the fund by field. A part from the overall increase, in fact, we could observe an increase especially for the training courses. Whereas in 2018 the funds allocated accounted for EUR 1.602.711, in 2019 they will reach EUR 2.204.784 – an increase of over 37%.

Soon afterwards, the most relevant increase is the one relating to KA1 projects. In 2018, they were funded by EUR 5.634.305; in 2019, the sum amounts to 7.349.278 – over 30% more.

For youth exchanges, there was an increase of nearly 28%, passing from EUR 4.031.594 in 2018 to EUR 5.144.495 in 2019. Regarding all the rest of activities, the general increase stays slightly over 22%.

On average, we could estimate an increase of nearly 28% (27,85%, to be more accurate) from 2018 to 2019.

Whether this growth applies also all the other countries at the same rates, is of course up to the National Agencies – without prejudices to the limits set by the European Commission.

The criteria for setting out the available amount by country follows the guidelines as stated in the annual work programme (see p. 122), that are:

• a) Country Population (Eurostat latest update: 09/04/2018);
• b) Cost of Living (Eurostat latest update EU 28: 19/12/2017; latest update EU-3 (EFTA): 19/02/2018);
• c) Distance between capitals (Ephemeride latest available data; date of extraction 03/04/2014);
• d) Performance

L'articolo E+, relevant increase for training courses per country proviene da Youth Networks.

When we contacted her, the project officer of Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) confirmed to us that these cuts regard only the calls of the first type of Capacity Buildings, that is the one between the programme countries and the other partner countries. As for the other three kinds of projects (between programme countries and western Balkans, eastern Europe and Tunisia), the funding is provided through additional funds allocated to Erasmus+ programme – see p. 123 of the programme.

Still, although “no country receives, for each field and for each Key Action, an amount that is decreased compared to 2017” (according to the 2018 annual work programme), soon afterwards one can read “except for Youth, due to the impact of the European Solidarity Corps where, under Key Action 1, funds are decreased between 20% and 30% compared to 2017” (see p. 129 of the 2018 annual work programme).

Similarly, in 2019 “For Youth mobility, the decrease is limited to the 63% of the 2018 amount and no country should receive more than 70% of the 2018 amount”.

L'articolo One million less for Capacity Buildings in 2019 proviene da Youth Networks.