Youth mobility scheme may be delayed to ensure success of UK-EU summit
Source: The Guardian ·
Visa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next monthA deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful “reset” summit on 20 November, diplomats have said.EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday heard that the UK was still insisting on…
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A deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful “reset” summit on 20 November, diplomats have said. EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday heard that the UK was still insisting on international tuition fees, quotas and an NHS surcharge for EU students. This has fuelled fears the summit could fail, just as the prime minister is promising to unveil a new vision for Britain’s long-term relationship with the EU. Sources say the UK also continues to push for a cap of about 50,000 a year on the numbers of EU citizens allowed in the country for work, travel or study under the mooted youth experience scheme (YES) visas. Some EU member states want the cap much higher, at up to 500,000. Others want no cap at all. The UK is also insisting that any YES visa holders pay the £1,035 NHS surcharge to cover potential doctor or hospital visits, although it is understood that a 25% discount has been…