Disappointed but not surprised – that was the reaction of many to the UK government’s rejection of a youth mobility scheme between the UK and EU.
On April 18, the European Commission proposed to the Council to open negotiations with the UK on an agreement to facilitate youth mobility with the aim of making easier for young EU and UK citizens to study, work and live in the UK and the EU respectively.
“The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has hit young people in the EU and the UK who would like to study, work and live abroad particularly hard,” said Maroš Šefčovič, executive vice-president for European Green Deal, interinstitutional relations and foresight.
Šefčovič said that the proposal was the first step towards an “ambitious but realistic agreement” between the EU and the UK that would fix the issue.
