EU chiefs welcome UK’s decision to rejoin Erasmus as ‘big step forward’ - Europe live

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 8 min read 100% complete by Jakub KrupaDecember 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
EU chiefs welcome UK’s decision to rejoin Erasmus as ‘big step forward’ - Europe live

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EU leaders, including trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, have welcomed the UK's decision to rejoin the Erasmus+ student exchange program, calling it a "big step forward." The move, expected to take effect in 2027, is seen as a boost to EU-UK relations and people-to-people connections. German MEP Bernd Lange described the decision as a "symbolic milestone in reset" between the EU and UK. The Erasmus+ program facilitates student and trainee exchanges between European countries, with the University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh being top UK participants in 2020. In 2019/2020, the UK hosted over 16,000 European students and sent nearly 10,000 of its own abroad through the program.

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