Quarter of UK musicians have lost all EU work since 2021, report finds

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More than a quarter of British musicians have lost all their EU work since 2021, according to new research.

The report by European Movement UK, a cross-party campaign group advocating closer UK-EU relations, found that nearly half of UK musicians have seen their EU work reduced since 2021, while more than a quarter have lost it entirely.