EU-UK: Agreement to work towards the UK's association to Erasmus+

"The United Kingdom and the European Commission should work towards the association of the UK to the European Union Erasmus+ programme", states the European Commission on 19/05/2025, at the end of the EU-UK summit in London, where the Commission and the UK "explored areas with the potential to strengthen bilateral cooperation".

"The specific terms of this association, including mutually agreed financial terms, should be determined as part of that process in order to ensure a fair balance as regards the contributions of and benefits to the UK. The association should be in accordance with the European Union Multiannual Financial Framework and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement", adds the Commission.

Following Brexit on 01/02/2020, the UK is no longer a member of the EU and has chosen not to participate as an associated third country in the Erasmus+ programme for 2021-2027. In response, the UK launched the Turing Scheme, a youth mobility programme designed to replace Erasmus+.

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