Under the current plans, the scheme would allow participants to stay in their host country for four years.
is hoping to start talks with the UK to draw up a post- Brexit deal to give young people more opportunities to study and work in Europe.
The government said it prefers country-to-country deals rather than a blanket rule applying to all 27 EU member states. “Today, we take the first step towards an ambitious but realistic agreement between the EU and the UK that would fix this issue. Our aim is to rebuild human bridges between young Europeans on both sides of the Channel.”Don't let a post-Brexit passport rule catch you out this Easter
“Labour must now be clear that, in Government, we will not let this opportunity to help limit the damage leaving the EU has done to our young people pass us by.”
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