The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal. The rights of UK and EU citizens

The United Kingdom: House of Commons: Exiting the European Union Committee published a report The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal. The rights of UK and EU citizens on the 23 July 2018. This report was part of an overarching inquiry The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal.

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The report called for urgent clarification from the EU27 on the preparations that they are making to regularise the status of UK citizens in each Member State.

Although the former Brexit Secretary and Michel Barnier said in March 2018 that the chapter of the draft Withdrawal Agreement on citizens' rights had been finalised, substantial issues remain unresolved for British citizens living in the EU and EU citizens living in the UK.

The EU's position on EU citizens in the UK had been to insist on no diminution of their rights, but this has to work both ways. The Committee's report called for urgent clarification from the EU27 on the preparations that they were making to regularise the status of UK citizens in each Member State.

Continued rights of free movement, other associated rights, provisions for registration of UK citizens, recognition of professional qualifications, voting rights and whether UK citizens could continue with or apply for dual nationality are all other causes for concern. The Committee called in particular for the Government to press for an agreement on ongoing free movement within the EU27 for UK citizens currently resident in the EU.

Previous related reports

The United Kingdom: House of Commons: Exiting the European Union Committee had issued earlier related reports:

+ The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal. Data, July 2018
+ The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal, December 2017
+ European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, November 2017
+ The Government’s negotiating objectives: the White Paper, April 2017
+ The Government's negotiating objectives: the rights of UK and EU citizens< March 2017 + The process for exiting the European Union and the Government’s negotiating objectives, January 2017

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