EU offers mobility scheme brake if too many young Europeans apply

Press quote (The Sunday Times)
29 March 2026

But Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, said: “A number of EU countries, including Poland and the Baltic states are absolutely determined that their students should not pay higher tuition fees to study in UK universities.

“This risks the EU linking the issue to the agriculture deal and the emissions trading scheme, which could result in the talks ending in disaster.”