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The Agora => UK & World News => Topic started by: Maik on Monday, 13 February, 2017 @ 14:30:47
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Britons living in the EU face Brexit backlash, leaked paper warns
Exclusive: UK government’s treatment of EU nationals may colour EU27’s approach to reciprocal rights, says document
British nationals living in the EU can expect a post-Brexit backlash against the UK government’s treatment of foreigners since the EU referendum, a leaked EU document says.
An assessment of the legal impact of Britain’s withdrawal, obtained by the Guardian, suggests that the future status of the 1.2 million Britons living in the EU will be a matter for each individual member state after the UK leaves in 2019.
But the document adds: “The fact that it appears to be particularly difficult for foreign nationals, even if married to UK nationals or born in the UK, to acquire permanent residence status or British nationality may colour member states’ approach to this matter.”
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/13/uk-treatment-of-eu-nationals-could-lead-to-backlash-against-britons-living-in-the-eu
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mmmm....
"Leaked"?? - sounds more like the sort of statement the EU would be happy to trumpet to maximise fear, division, and concern all round
and anyway, "UK government’s treatment of foreigners since the EU referendum" - really?
what change in treatment is that then?
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Seeing as there are more Greeks living in the UK than English living in Greece, I don't thinK I'll worry too much yet...