The United Kingdom has rejected an EU proposal to increase youth mobility between Europeans on both sides of the Channel.

The EU Commission stated last week that it would like to start talks with the UK to make it simpler for young people from both countries to live, work, and study on each other’s soil for extended periods of time without having to meet strict requirements.

But the British government quickly refused to debate the issue, stating that it would prefer to negotiate deals with individual nations as opposed to the EU as a whole.

The EU Commission’s Plan for Stays in Each Other’s Territories for Up to Four Years

The EU Commission emphasized in its proposal that there has been a notable decline in cross-regional migration since Brexit.

The Commission advocated for an agreement to address the existing challenges faced by young citizens of the UK and EU as a remedy.

The Commission suggested eliminating the need for visas for visitors between the ages of 18 and 30 from both regions in order to stay in each other’s countries for up to four years. It also specified tuition cost terms to make studying in each other’s countries easier for nationals of the EU and the UK.

UK Government Spokesperson: “We Have No Plans to Implement Free Movement With EU.”

The UK government said it would not be implementing an EU-wide Youth Mobility Scheme, despite the EU Commission praising this agreement as a way to restore relationships between individuals.

The spokeswoman restated that there are no intentions to reinstate free movement inside the EU and that it has halted.

The spokespeople reportedly stated that the UK is still willing to negotiate deals with other countries, including individual EU members, according to reports from Sky News.

The proposal from the EU Commission has also been rejected by the Labour Party.

A spokesman for the Labour Party linked the Commission’s proposal to claims that the UK government is pursuing agreements on mobility with other European nations.

The spokesperson went on to say that, within certain bounds, a Labour government would seek to improve the UK’s and the EU’s working relationship in the event that the Labour Party won the election.