| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: Department for Exiting the European Union, United Kingdom: Home Office |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | 07.11.17 |
| Publication Date | 07/11/2017 |
| Content Type | News |
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Background information: One of the key issues being discussed since June 2017 in the initial sequence of Brexit negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom was 'citizen's rights'. Ahead of the European Council, Brussels, 19-20 October 2017, United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May wrote an open letter to EU citizens in the UK. Seen as a goodwill gesture Mrs May said that the more than 3 million EU citizens living in the U.K living legally in the country 'will be able to stay'. 'We want people to stay and we want families to stay together. We hugely value the contributions that EU nationals make to the economic, social and cultural fabric of the UK'. The United Kingdom Government published on 7 November 2017 a technical document which sets out further details on how a settled status scheme would operate for EU citizens and their families in the UK. The policy paper, called Citizens' rights: administrative procedures in the UK, is part of the negotiations with the European Commission. The European Parliament's Brexit Steering Group later highlighted the need for major issues to be addressed regarding EU citizens rights and branded the proposal as 'inadequate'. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-detail-provided-on-new-settled-status-for-eu-citizens |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets, Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
