| Author (Person) | Sigona, Nando |
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| Series Title | EUROPP Blog |
| Series Details | 14.07.17 |
| Publication Date | 14/07/2017 |
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Background The European Commission also published a Position Paper: Essential Principles on Citizens' Rights (accessible via the related url hyperlinks above). At the European Council in Brussels, 22-23 June 2017, United Kingdom Prime Minister gave first details of an offer from the United Kingdom on Citizens' Rights. Initial reactions from EU leaders and others were said to be lukewarm. In addition, the campaigning group the3million called the offer 'pathetic'. 'EU citizens in the UK have been waiting for 12 months to know what their future might entail. The Prime Minister set out details, anchoring their future rights in the notoriously difficult and unfair UK immigration law. This is unacceptable'. The full details of the UK offer was published in a Policy Paper published by the UK Government on the 26 June 2017 called Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, and in a statement given by Theresa May in the House of Commons on the same day (see related url hyperlink above). On 13 July 2017, the Children’s Commissioner for England wrote a letter to the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator outlining concerns over the status of children with non-UK EU passports living in England. Nando Sigona argues that by placing the blame for the current situation on the EU, the Children's Commissioner has obscured the role of the UK government in creating uncertainty for EU nationals and their children. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/07/14/michel-barnier-childrens-commissioner-brexit/ |
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| Subject Categories | Geography, Internal Markets, Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, United Kingdom |
