The fate of more than 3 million european nationals resident in United Kingdom, and more than a million British expats in EU is part of major uncertainties related to Brexit.
hundreds of european citizens resident in United Kingdom have conducted, Wednesday, 13 September, a day of action in London to defend ir rights, post-Brexit, joined by British living in or countries of european Union (EU).
They are asking for “maintenance” after Brexit, ” same rights” y now enjoy, ” explains Nicolas Hatton, co-founder of pressure group The3million, representing european immigrants in United Kingdom.
The latter considers, moreover, that question of se rights should be “isolated” from rest of negotiations between London and Brussels, in order to avoid a deadlock in absence of an agreement on exit from EU.
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Meeting with members of parliament
” The goal of this day is to explain what are our problems, especially for British who live in EU “, said president of pressure group British in Europe, Jane Golding.
” understandably, citizens of Uk are much more visible and people are more aware of ir situation, ” added lawyer, a british, who lives in Germany.
In framework of this day of action, protesters met Wednesday for members of Westminster Parliament, where currently consideration of bill to repeal european law.
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Four million people
The fate of more than 3 million european nationals resident in United Kingdom, and more than a million British expats in EU is part of major uncertainties associated with Brexit, and is one of priorities of negotiations between London and european Union.
at end of June, government’s Theresa May has put on table a series of proposals, including a permanent resident status is conditional, but which did not meet neir main stakeholders nor Brussels.
As for european citizens wishing to settle in country after Brexit, y may have to seek a residence permit for two years, according to an official document published by Guardian last week.
The next session of negotiations on terms of a Brexit will take place on 25 September. The last session, at end of month of August, had ended without significant progress.
