EU to offer new youth mobility scheme in test of Labour ‘reset’ with Brussels
Officials warn repeat of Tory rejection could dent new government’s hopes of pacts on defence and agricultureFresh proposals to allow young people to move between the UK and the EU will be presented to the British government within weeks, in what is seen as a key early test of Labour’s “reset” in relations with Brussels.Informed sources say the first draft of a new version of Ursula von der Leyen’s April proposal has already been discussed by member states and will be put to a working group in Brussels next week. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/20/eu-youth-mobility-proposal-uk
The UK government will be presented with new proposals to allow young people to move between the UK and the EU, which could include reducing the proposed length of youth visas from four years to two.