The United Kingdom has rejected the European Commission’s proposal to encourage mobility for citizens aged between 18 and 30, explaining that these types of agreements no longer have any place after Brexit. “We will not apply the youth mobility program for the whole EU, freedom of movement is over and there are no plans to reintroduce it“, said a spokesperson for the British government. London is instead committed to negotiating any agreements of this type on a country-by-country basis.
Even the Labor Party, favored by polls in the next elections, has made it clear that it does not foresee changes if it comes to government. And so, “the single market, customs union and free movement will not return“a party spokesperson told the BBC. The proposal, outlined this week by Brussels, aimed to ease the obstacles that young Europeans have faced since Brexit to travel, study or reside in British territory, and vice versa. .