{"id":450484,"date":"2026-04-15T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/04\/15\/ue-e-regno-unito-ufficializzano-ladesione-di-londra-ad-erasmus-nel-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T16:12:31","slug":"the-eu-and-the-uk-have-formalised-londons-participation-in-erasmus-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/04\/15\/the-eu-and-the-uk-have-formalised-londons-participation-in-erasmus-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU and the UK have formalised London\u2019s participation in Erasmus+ in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – “Europe and the United Kingdom have enjoyed mutually beneficial educational ties for centuries<\/strong>, and further strengthening these ties
\nmakes perfect sense on both sides: our students, teachers, education systems, economies, and societies as a whole.” With these words, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong>, celebrates another step in building post-Brexit ties and bringing London closer to the Union: the green light given today<\/strong> (15 April) by the EU and the UK<\/strong> for London\u2019s accession to the Erasmus+ programme in 2027<\/strong>. The announcement comes from the Berlaymont Building with a press release<\/a> which highlights that this \u201cwill put students, staff, educational institutions and organisations in the UK on the same footing with those in EU Member States and other third countries associated with the programme\u201d and \u201cwill create opportunities for thousands of students, educational staff and young people\u201d because \u201cit will provide them with future-proof skills and competences sought after by employers.\u201d <\/p>\n

“The agreement will enable tens of thousands of citizens to learn, study and train across the Channel and foster people-to-people links,” comments Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d<\/strong>, Commissioner for Trade and Interinstitutional Relations. “With today\u2019s signing of the decision associating the UK with the Erasmus+ programme in 2027, we have delivered on another commitment from last year\u2019s EU-UK summit,” he adds. <\/p>\n

The decision has its roots in the<\/strong> EU-UK summit held in London in May 2025<\/strong>.<\/a> As well as re-establishing student mobility between the two sides of the Channel, that occasion also marked a strategic rapprochement that secured London’s access to the SAFE defence fund and an unprecedented opening up of trade, while remaining outside the Customs Union. Cooperation was thus extended to energy integration, with significant savings on carbon taxes for British businesses, and the confirmation of mutual access to fishing waters until 2038. <\/p>\n

Today\u2019s formalisation marks another step towards bringing the two sides of the Channel closer together, providing momentum for the work that remains to be done. “We will continue to strengthen EU-UK relations by pursuing the remaining objectives of our renewed agenda, with the aim of concluding, in particular, the key negotiations on the youth exchange scheme<\/strong>, an SPV area<\/strong> (Sanitary, Phytosanitary and Veterinary) and the linking of our emissions trading systems by this year\u2019s EU-UK summit<\/strong>,\u201d explains Sefcovic. <\/p>\n

Roxana M\u00eenzatu<\/strong>, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and Skills, emphasises the future of the younger generation: “For a strong EU-UK partnership tomorrow, we must invest in young people today,” she notes. In this context, “the UK\u2019s participation in Erasmus+ in 2027 is a win-win for everyone<\/strong> and opens doors for young people on both sides of the Channel,” and “we are rebuilding opportunities for the next generation to study, work, and grow together, providing access to a much wider pool of possibilities and diversity.”<\/p>\n

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