France and Germany are leading efforts to negotiate improved access for EU workers and students to the UK in exchange for a new migration deal aimed at reducing illegal Channel crossings.
The two countries have asked the European Commission to secure these concessions as part of broader talks on asylum and migration with the UK. This comes as the UK government signals a willingness to reset post-Brexit relations with the EU, potentially opening the door to legal mobility for European workers.
The negotiations could mark a significant shift in UK-EU relations post-Brexit.
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It’s about time the UK starts working with the EU again to ensure fair worker mobility and tackle migration issues in a more humane and cooperative way.
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France and Germany demand Brexit rule reversal in return for Channel migrant crackdown
The leaked letter suggests that the arrival of a new British government willing to work "constructively" with the EU "seems to present an opportunity for concrete progress on this issue".
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France and Germany are hopeful that they can secure 'legal mobility' for European workers in Britain in exchange for a new migration deal aimed at reducing Channel crossings
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France and Germany demand workers’ access to UK in return for migrant deal
France and Germany have demanded improved post-Brexit rules for EU workers and students in Britain in return for a new migration deal to drive down Channel crossings. The two countries asked the European Commission to negotiate concessions alongside a deal on asylum with the United Kingdom in a letter seen by The Telegraph.
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