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Young people could be able to move more easily between the UK and Europe and stay longer to work, study and train under proposed plans by the European Union
Under the proposal, which has been put forward by the European Commission, new rules would be drawn up to allow for greater movement between the UK and EU countries for people aged between 18 and 30.
Formal negotiations have not yet begun, and a UK source told Sky News no formal proposal had been put forward by Brussels to begin negotiating on.
The proposal will be further discussed by the European Council, which represents all the nations, before negotiations start in earnest.
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The plans proposed by the EU would allow young people to stay in Europe for periods of four years, with the same rules extended to EU citizens coming to Britain.
It would also mean EU students paying the same fees as British ones. Since Brexit, UK universities have charged much higher fees to European students.
Announcing the move, the European Commission said it wanted to take an “innovative” approach to tackling the barriers experienced by young people looking to travel from the EU to the UK and vice versa for longer periods.
“The objective would be to facilitate youth exchanges, making it easier for young citizens to travel, work and live in the UK, with reciprocity for young UK nationals in a member state,” said the Commission, in a statement.
“The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union has hit young people in the EU and UK who would like to study, work and live abroad particularly hard,” claimed Maros Sefcovic, the Commission’s vice-president who oversees relations with the UK.
“Our aim is to rebuild human bridges between young Europeans on both sides of the Channel.”
This scheme is separate to the 90-day visa-less travel that UK citizens can take advantage of on the continent.
According to the Commission, they do not foresee the scheme allowing UK…
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