Heated discussions are set to start next week as MEPs vote in Strasbourg on the EU 2025 budget. The European Parliament and European Commission are likely to fight back against cuts – including to the Erasmus+ program – agreed by the Council before the three institutions are set to wrangle the 2025 budget in November. The Council proposed reducing Erasmus+ by almost €295 million each year when setting its own position in June, making way for priorities including the war in Ukraine, the migration crisis and post-pandemic recovery. Today Radio Schuman discusses the issue with French MEP Emma Raf…