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EU and UK citizens: share your views on a resumption of freedom of movement for the young | Brexit

EU and UK citizens: share your views on a resumption of freedom of movement for the young | Brexit

The European Commission has proposed opening negotiations with the UK to allow mobility enjoyed before Brexit to millions of young people in a major concession. Under the envisaged agreement, EU and UK citizens aged between 18 and 30 would be able to stay for up to four years in the destination country, the European Commission said in a statement. If agreed, a youth mobility scheme visa would be issued in those countries that participate, with possible conditions including a requirement for health insurance and proof of sufficient subsistence funds, a feature of other mobility schemes around the world. We’d like to hear what people in the EU and in the UK think of the proposal, how they believe they or their family, their sector or business may be affected by such a policy, and whether they have any concerns. Share your experience Tell us what you make of the proposal to re-introduce freedom of movement for young people between the UK and EU member states, and how you think this may affect you personally, your …

UN Chief Urges Resumption of Funding for Palestinian Aid 

UN Chief Urges Resumption of Funding for Palestinian Aid 

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Sunday for the United States and other countries to immediately restart funding for the U.N.’s Palestinian relief agency, saying Gaza’s displaced people desperately needed the assistance even while the U.N. investigates the role a dozen aid workers allegedly played in October’s Hamas attack on Israel. Guterres warned that without adequate funding for the U.N.’s relief and works agency, aid for more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza would be scaled back as soon as Thursday, February 1. The U.S. is among nine countries that stopped paying for the agency’s $1.6 billion annual budget when the 12 Palestinian relief workers were identified last week as helping carry out the militants’ shock assault that killed 1,200 people. “The abhorrent alleged acts of these staff members must have consequences,” Guterres said in a statement, and that they could face criminal prosecution. Nine of the aid workers were immediately fired, one was confirmed dead and officials are clarifying the identity of two others. Still, Guterres added, “The tens of thousands of men and women …