ERASMUS Student Homes A Crisis in the Making erasmus newsletter Published for The Commission of the European Communities Task Force Human resources, education, training and youth by ERASMUS Bureau Vol. 1990-No. 9 SIGNING ON: Negotiations are on course to determine the conditions under which countries in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) may soon take part in ERASMUS (see Editorial). A major hurdle was cleared on February 14lh 1991, with the signing of a draft agreement by Commission and EFTA representatives. The agreement has still to be ratified by the EFTA countries and the European Community. Left to Right: Lutz Musner (Head of European Educational Office, Vienna), Tore Chr. Malterud, (Counsellor, Norwegian Mission to the EC), Eric Hayes (Head of Unit DGI and chief negotiator for the Commission), Friedrich Hamburger (Ministerial Envoy, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Austria, and chief negotiator for EFTA), Jaana Pirinen (Second Secretary, Finnish Mission to the EC). Ralph Fricdländcr, (Federal Office for Education and Science, Berne, Switzerland), Bertil Legnestcdt (Attaché, Swedishn to the EC). SIGNING OFF: Prizewinners relax together during the reception which closed the ceremony held to award the first ERASMUS prizes of the European Community on December 5th 1990 (sec p. 6). Photo: Laszlo Arany The front cover photograph is of an occupied study bedroom at the University of Exeter, U.K.