Photography Carys HuwsLife & CultureNewsLife & Culture / NewsYoung Brits could soon ‘work and travel freely’ in Europe againAs part of a new post-Brexit deal, the UK and EU have agreed to co-operate on a ‘youth experience scheme’ and bring back ErasmusShareLink copied ✔️May 20, 2025May 20, 2025TextSerena Smith On Monday (May 20), the UK and the European Union reached a new deal which aims to ‘reset’ their relationship post-Brexit. As part of the deal, both the UK and EU have agreed to co-operate on a “youth experience scheme”, which could enable people aged between 18 and 30 “to work and travel freely in Europe again”. According to Reuters, the scheme will allow young people from Britain and the 27 nations of the EU to work, study, volunteer, or travel for a limited period of time in each other’s countries. The idea would be similar to existing deals the UK already has in place for countries like New Zealand and Australia, where there is an annual quota of visas allowing people between the ages of 18 and 35 to work in each other’s countries for up to three years. “The European Commission and the United Kingdom should work towards a balanced youth experience scheme on terms to be mutually agreed,” a document seen by Reuters said. “It should provide a dedicated visa path and ensure that the overall number of participants is acceptable to both sides.” The UK is also negotiating to rejoin the Erasmus+ programme, which allows students to study or do an internship abroad. The plan is part of a wider deal between the UK and EU which also covers trade, defence, fisheries, and other issues. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREIs Substack still a space for writers and readers?‘It’s self-consciously cool’: Inside the chess club boomWoke is back – or is it?What can extinct, 40,000-year-old Neanderthals teach us about being human?Inside the UK’s accelerating crackdown on student protestsHow is AI changing sex work? Where have all the vegans gone?Could ‘Bricking’ my phone make me feel something?Love is not embarrassing ‘We’re trapped in hell’: Tea Hačić-Vlahović on her darkly comic new novelChris Kraus selects: What to do, read and watch this monthWe asked young Americans how their job search is going