{"id":49148,"date":"2025-04-25T10:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/49148\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T10:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:37:09","slug":"eu-negotiators-optimistic-about-eu-uk-mobility-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/49148\/","title":{"rendered":"EU negotiators \u201coptimistic\u201d about EU UK mobility scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe geopolitical landscape has changed dramatically and it\u2019s an additional reason why the United Kingdom and the European Union have to work together,\u201d Germany\u2019s ambassador to the UK, Miguel Berger told The Today Program on April 25. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Berber added that he was \u201creally optimistic\u201d about the deal, ahead of a summit of EU and UK leaders on May 19, where the main discussion will focus on Europe\u2019s security and defence. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is about security in Europe. It requires cooperation between democracies, friends, allies, countries with the same values. So, the geopolitical circumstances have changed in a way that there is no other option than close cooperation,\u201d said Berber. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The ambassador said the scheme being negotiated would be based on a \u201cone in, one out\u201d basis, with a limit on the total number of Europeans living in the UK and the number of British people going to Europe. \u00a0<\/p>\n

However, a UK government spokesperson told The PIE that it had \u201cno plans\u201d for a youth mobility agreement, a stance that it has repeatedly maintained<\/a> amid heightened political sensitivity around migration.<\/p>\n

The most recent suggestions that a mobility scheme could be introduced come as Keir Starmer\u2019s government is set to publish its new Immigration White Paper in the coming weeks, which is expected to reduce legal migration. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Berber highlighted the evolving geopolitical landscape, one in which the UK is increasingly being asked to rethink its relationship with the US and the EU.<\/p>\n

According to English UK, the plan is not a return to freedom of movement but a time-limited scheme lasting up to three years, something a recent survey<\/a> showed the majority of UK voters were in favour of. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a key demand of the EU in up-coming reset talks with the UK government and we are very encouraged to see the mood shifting among senior government ministers in recent days,\u201d said an English UK spokesperson. <\/p>\n

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The geopolitical landscape has changed dramatically and it\u2019s an additional reason why the United Kingdom and the European Union have to work together<\/p>\n

Miguel Berber, Germany\u2019s Ambassador to the UK <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This April, more than 60 Labour MPs signed a letter calling on the Prime Minister to back time-limited visas for 18-to-30-year-olds from the EU and UK, which is seen as a key European demand in opening up more ambitious trade with Brussels. \u00a0<\/p>\n

According to The Times, government sources insisted that home secretary Yvette Cooper was open to a capped mobility scheme with the EU, though it is understood that no formal proposals have been put to the home secretary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe news that that the government seems to be seriously considering a youth mobility scheme with the EU has been a long time coming,\u201d said Sir Nick Harvey, CEO of the European Movement UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harvey added that the government\u2019s former hostility to the idea \u201ccould not be justified when the benefits of such a scheme are so obvious,\u201d including giving young people the chance to work and study in Europe. \u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Berber, the scheme would \u201creduce obstacles and make is possible for young people with parents on a lower income to have the possibility to work abroad and to learn a language. We would like to have this in both directions,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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