Proposed EU-UK deal ‘includes student mobility’

German plan for “mega deal” covering Erasmus+ and visa costs welcomed by student unions

The German government has proposed a broad post-Brexit alternative deal between the UK and EU that would include student mobility arrangements and ameliorate high visa costs, according to reports, bringing a warm welcome from German student union representatives.

An article published today by Politico says that as the EU discusses a new post-Brexit security deal with the UK’s Labour government, the German government has proposed broadening that into a much wider “mega deal” encompassing areas ranging from agriculture to the EU student mobility funding programme Erasmus+.