This new document sets out how EU citizens will be supported though an application process which is streamlined and easy to use, and is aimed at reassuring EU citizens and their family members that those applying to stay in the UK after we leave the EU will not have their applications refused for minor technicalities; and that EU citizens will also be given a statutory right of appeal, in line with their current rights through the Free Movement Directive, if their application is unsuccessful.

The Prime Minister has been clear that safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals in Europe is the first priority for negotiations and she said last month that an agreement is within touching distance.

As I travel to Brussels today, I know that many people will be looking to us – the leaders of the 28 nations in the European Union – to demonstrate we are putting people first.

I have been clear throughout this process that citizens’ rights are my first priority. And I know my fellow leaders have the same objective: to safeguard the rights of EU nationals living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU.

In introducing the so-called Great Repeal Bill in the House of Commons last week, the UK’s chief negotiator in Brussels, David Davies, said the intention of the bill was to ensure “a calm and orderly exit” from the EU.

Only Big Ben remained quiet. It has been silenced for extensive repair work. But politicians of all stripes erupted furiously in a howling debate that heard the Great Repeal Bill denounced as a government “power grab.” The Independent newspaper warned that the bill was no less than a major “threat to democracy.”

ECREU - Expat Citizen Rights in the EU are working hard to protect the rights of UK Citizens living in the EU - we now have 9,300 signed-up members.
We have joined in a coalition called British in Europe -  have put out a Joint Statement, in cooperation with the3million, which represents the interests of all EU Citizens in the EU.

CLICK HERE TO READ the statement.

W: www.ecreu.com |  www.britishineurope.com

The Brexit talks now underway in Brussels may end in no deal, says Britain’s chief negotiator, David Davis.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, says no deal would be “a very,very bad outcome for Britain.”

In the aftermath of the UK general election’s unexpected outcome, we reach the milestone of one year since Britain voted to leave the EU. What do we know today about how Brexit might affect expatriates in Portugal?

Brexit: what are the immediate implications for UK citizens living in Portugal? 

I. CORE PRINCIPLES

1. The European Council will continue to base itself on the principles set out in the statement of Heads of State or Government and of the Presidents of the European Council and the European Commission on 29 June 2016. It reiterates its wish to have the United Kingdom as a close partner in the future. It further reiterates that any agreement with the United Kingdom will have to be based on a balance of rights and obligations, and ensure a level playing field.

Preserving the integrity of the Single Market excludes participation based on a sector-by sector approach. A non-member of the Union, that does not live up to the same obligations as a member, cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member. In this context, the European Council welcomes the recognition by the British Government that the four freedoms of the Single Market are indivisible and that there can be no "cherry picking". The Union will preserve its autonomy as regards its decision-making as well as the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union.