Petition · past parliament
Accept the EU’s offer of freedom of movement for young people
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
The EU has just reached out and offered to make arrangements for young people to be able to move freely in EU member states. This is a generous offer to give UK youth the same opportunities as they had before Brexit.
Young people’s future careers profit greatly from close contacts across borders. Isolationist and divisive ideologies of the 2016 referendum must not be artificially kept alive. To deprive our young of this opportunity to study, work, travel and find friendships in the other 27 European countries is a huge loss.
Looking at recent polls of young people, the majority want a closer relationship with Europe. Nobody under 25 years old had a vote in 2016. Don’t rob their future!
Looking at recent polls of young people, the majority want a closer relationship with Europe. Nobody under 25 years old had a vote in 2016. Don’t rob their future!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Engage in discussions with EU to agree a reciprocal youth mobility scheme
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Apr 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.