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EU presses UK to guarantee discounted university tuition fees for European students

The Guardian UK Thursday 05 November 2026, 16:22 UTC By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels 1 min read
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Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members sayUK politics live – latest updatesThe EU is seeking a firmer pledge from the British government to guarantee European students discounted rates on university tuition fees before a much-anticipated summit this month. At a meeting of senior EU diplomats on Wednesday, at least six member states opposed delaying a deal on tuition fees until after the summit. Many believe a failure to...

Failure to agree lower fees for EU citizens studying in UK should delay prized food and drink deal, members say

The EU is seeking a firmer pledge from the British government to guarantee European students discounted rates on university tuition fees before a much-anticipated summit this month.

At a meeting of senior EU diplomats on Wednesday, at least six member states opposed delaying a deal on tuition fees until after the summit. Many believe a failure to reach an agreement should delay the highly prized food and drink deal to cut Brexit red tape coming into force.

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