UK rules out youth mobility deal with EU
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Brussels, Belgium:The UK government has ruled out any post Brexit deal with the EU that would make it easier for young Britons to live, study and work...
Brussels, Belgium: The UK government has ruled out any post-Brexit deal with the EU that would make it easier for young Britons to live, study and work in the bloc, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
The European Commission this week called for the 27 EU nations to open negotiations on a "youth mobility scheme" for UK citizens aged 18-30.
But the UK, which has individual youth mobility schemes with 13 countries, said it preferred bilateral arrangements with individual countries over an EU-wide deal.
"We are not introducing an EU wide youth mobility scheme -- free movement within the EU was ended and there are no plans to introduce it," a government spokesman said.
The UK was open to agreeing youth mobility schemes with its "international partners", including individual EU member states.
