The Commissioners also launched celebrations of the 30 anniversary of Erasmus, the EU programme for education and training, and were informed about the planned events this year around what is now known as Erasmus+. During its first year in 1987, just 3,244 students from 11 European countries studied abroad with the programme.
Au cours de sa première année, en 1987, 3244 étudiants provenant de 11 pays européens avaient pu partir étudier à l'étranger dans le cadre du programme.