UK EU Referendum Vote

We are sure that you have all heard the unfortunate news of the UK’s decision to withdraw from the EU.  It is a very sad situation and whilst we are happy that democracy allows a country to join together in a shared conversation about its future, it was a conversation unfortunately manipulated by propaganda despite the best efforts of our business leaders.

We would like to reassure you that it is business as usual for us here.  This is only the first step to withdrawal and the very beginning of negotiations.  There must now be a majority vote by both the European Council and the European Parliament, this means that 20 out of 27 member states must agree with the decision to allow us to leave and there must be a simple majority of the 751 MEP’s.  We cannot comprehend that this will happen easily and in addition this must all be agreed within a 2 year time frame which is just not achievable.

With regards to the free movement of people, mobility and Erasmus+ funded projects, the Council of the European Union made its view on this issue clear in December 2014: ‘the free movement of persons is a fundamental pillar of EU policy… the internal market and its four freedoms are indivisible’.

Erasmus+ funding is agreed and allocated over a 7 year cycle so we do not foresee that this will be affected, we will still need to remain a part of the EEA and continue working with EU countries much like Switzerland does.  In order to do this the UK cannot reasonably enforce border restrictions for EU citizens so programmes should continue to run as they currently do.

We hope that this helps alleviate the uncertainty, we do not think that there will be any major changes to the way we operate within the next 5-8 years.  The UK could not consider leaving the single market so it is our considered opinion that it will be business as usual and we can be trusted to provide the same exceptional service that we always have.

2016 to date has been a very successful year, 97% of participants are happy to recommend us and as you can see they are very happy with the service we offer. 

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Please rest assured that we will continue to work at the exceptional level we always have.

I’m available on Nadine@ttpl-uk.com

Kindest regards

Nadine Stroud

Director