A man walks past the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on which is displayed a banner celebrating the 60 years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome, in Brussels, Belgium March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday it would give free international trips to up to 7,000 school students, stopping far short of a call by the European Parliament to hand InterRail tickets to all the EU's 5.4 million 18-year-olds.
The Commission said it had earmarked 2.5 million euros ($2.7 million) to offer an initial 5,000 young people the chance to visit another European country.
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