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I News said:The European Union decided last week it will give up to 30,000 18-year-olds free InterRail tickets for unlimited travel across Europe’s rail network this summer, offering them the chance to explore the continent and make friends. German MEP Manfred Weber, one of the politicians behind the scheme, told the European Parliament he wanted young people “to discover the beauty and diversity of Europe over three weeks”. Only EU citizens or those legally residing within the EU who were born in 2000 will be able to apply for tickets to travel this summer.
Under current plans, 2018 is the only year British 18-year-olds are thought to be eligible for a free pass due to the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019.
The scheme, which has been signed off until 2020, “seeks to offer all young people, regardless of their background and including young people with reduced mobility, a chance to travel abroad”. As anti-Brussels sentiment surges across the bloc, the EU hopes the populist gesture will reverse the attitude by bringing Europe’s youth closer together. EU documents add: “Their trip should be connected to a place with a specific value in terms of European cultural heritage, European sites, places of historic interest, specific social or cultural values and traditions. “The project should especially promote the opportunity towards young people with the least chance to travel.”
Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle...h-18-year-olds-can-get-a-free-interrail-pass/