Committees · Culture and Education

CULT

1 ESN seat

Culture and Education.

The Committee on Culture and Education is responsible for EU policy on education, culture, youth, sport, media, multilingualism and the audiovisual sector.

ESN seats

Members total

Subcommittees

2024–29

10th term

Mandate & Tasks

What This Committee Handles.

It scrutinises legislation, budgets and programmes such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity Corps, monitors the digital environment affecting children and young people, and promotes cultural heritage, artistic freedom and Europe’s linguistic diversity.

Key facts · CULT

Full name

Committee on Culture and Education

Size

30 members

ESN seats

1 of 30

Subcommittees

Meeting cycle

Legal basis

Annex VI of the EP Rules of Procedure

ESN in CULT

Upcoming work will focus on the 2028-2034 Erasmus+ programme

— ESN Committee Booklet · Committee on Culture and Education

Remit

Four Policy Areas of the Committee.

ESN Position

Our Line in the Committee.

The Group’s priorities in this committee, as set out in the ESN Committee Booklet.

National Competence in Education and Culture

ESN defends national competence in education and culture, parental rights, the family and Europe's Christian values and heritage.

Opposing Censorship and EU Interference

It opposes ideological uniformity, political censorship and EU interference in national curricula.

Protecting Children and Cultural Diversity

Its priorities also include protecting children online, safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity, supporting grassroots sport and rural youth, and ensuring fair, transparent and politically neutral EU funding.

ESN Members in CULT

One Seat in This Committee.

The ESN seat in CULT is held by the Members listed below. The named assignment is updated at the start of each session period.

Full Member

Zsuzsanna BORVENDÉG

Substitute Member

Marc JONGEN

As of 2026 · Full list with named assignments available on request from the secretariat

Track record

Key Achievements.

ESN has tabled 173 CULT amendments and followed at least 29 reports and standing files. It has consistently defended subsidiarity, parental responsibility, the family, Europe’s Christian heritage and the protection of minors. ESN proposals have contributed to negotiations on social media, media literacy, digital learning, the Youth Strategy, education funding and European Schools. During the July 2026 voting session, ESN amendments were incorporated into adopted compromise texts in several of the five files considered. Through committee interventions and detailed voting recommendations, ESN has presented a clear alternative to further centralisation and ideological conditionality.

ESN in action

Defended subsidiarity, parental responsibility and family policy.

Shaped negotiations on social media, education and youth files.

Secured ESN amendments in adopted compromise texts.

Outlook

Looking Ahead.

Upcoming work will focus on the 2028-2034 Erasmus+ programme, the future framework for the European Solidarity Corps and AgoraEU, the successor framework for culture and citizens’ programmes. Further priorities include the 2027 budget, the cultural and creative sectors in the age of artificial intelligence and preparations for the next EU Youth Strategy. ESN will continue to defend national competence, families, parental rights and Europe’s Christian heritage.

Documents

From the Parliament.

Studies, briefings and meeting documents of this committee, published by the European Parliament.

Opinion · 2026

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections

Draft Report · 2026

Cultural and creative sectors in the age of AI

Draft Opinion · 2026

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 – all sections

Opinion Letter · 2026

CULT Opinion on Boosting skills in the Union – opportunities for vocational education and training in times of transition

Opinion · 2026

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-2034 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

Opinion · 2026

Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council Recommendation of 22 April 2013 on establishing a Youth Guarantee

Draft Report · 2026

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888

Draft Opinion · 2026

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