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RECAST: Luxembourg agrees first working holiday scheme with New Zealand

Xinhua, September 27, 2016 Adjust font size:

Luxembourg has signed its first-ever working holiday scheme with New Zealand during a visit to Wellington by Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn.

"This is Luxembourg's first working holiday scheme and will allow up to 50 young people from New Zealand and Luxembourg to live and work in each other's countries," New Zealand Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said in a statement Tuesday.

"This reflects our positive relationship, which has been developed and strengthened through our wider interactions with the European Union," said Woodhouse.

"Working holiday schemes provide young New Zealanders with opportunities to live and work in Europe, while working holiday-makers from countries like Luxembourg contribute positively to New Zealand through tourism, cultural, and inter-personal links."

The scheme would be open to people aged 18 to 30 year olds and was expected to start in April 2017.Endit