Community action programme 'Socrates'

Parliament approved the Commission proposal subject to the amendments it tabled, which aimed to: - fill certain gaps in the text, such as the problem of access to information; accommodation; the recognition of study periods carried out; prior knowledge of the language of the host country, etc.; - reduce the effects of social and regional inequalities affecting young people in respect of access to the programme; - extend the programme to all teaching languages in the Community; - encourage the translation of university prospectuses; - promote the use of sabbatical years among teachers; - increase organised mobility of teachers. �