UK to rejoin EU Erasmus student exchange scheme from 2027

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : The scheme allows British students the opportunity to study in the EU for a year at no additional cost, and enables students from the EU to come to the UK.
68% : EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the breakthrough "is a huge win for our young people", who will be able to participate in the EU scheme from January 2027.
63% : The UK will rejoin the European Union's Erasmus student exchange scheme from 2027 after leaving it after Brexit.
63% : "Today's agreements prove that our new partnership with the EU is working.
56% : A deadline has also been set to complete negotiations on a food and drink trade deal and carbon markets linkage before the next UK-EU summit expected in the spring.
55% : Work on the UK joining the Erasmus programme was announced as part of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's post-Brexit reset deal with Brussels in May.
52% : The Government vowed to "provide certainty" to universities on complementary schemes such as Turing. Alex Burghart MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, said: "The UK re-joining Erasmus was a big Brussels demand, and Keir Starmer has seemingly caved in to the EU without getting anything in return for our £500 million - just like he did over our fishing rights.
49% : "The Erasmus scheme is drastically more expensive than the Turing Scheme introduced after Brexit, which benefitted more British people...
49% : Scrapping it in favour of Erasmus poses serious questions about whether this Government is really focused on opportunities for young Brits, or instead on re-entangling Britain with EU programmes at any price.
48% : The government also hailed an agreement to start talks on the UK participating in the EU's internal electricity market, which it says could lower electricity costs at home.
42% : " Under Johnson, the UK pulled out of Erasmus, launching the Turing scheme as a domestic alternative, arguing that remaining in the EU scheme would have meant a net cost of £2 billion over seven years.

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