More than a quarter of UK musicians lost all EU work since 2021, report finds

EU customs documents for equipment can cost orchestras up to £5,000 per tour, the report said. Photograph: Dimitris Legakis/The Guardian

More than a quarter of British musicians have lost all their work in the European Union 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 British musicians had experienced a reduced amount of work in the EU since 2021, while more than a quarter had stopped working there altogether.