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26 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Co-Chair @fjgodfrey and @the3million's @Pipermigration are speaking at a fringe event tomorrow. Register to listen at 12.05 - 12.55 UK time.

Negotiating citizens' rights with the UK and EU.
Lessons learned and what that means for the future
EU-UK relationship.
ABSTRACT: British in Europe was formed in 2016 in response to the EU referendum and out of an earlier organisation created to win back voting rights for UK citizens abroad. From March 2017, BiE and the3million engaged in an active advocacy campaign in Brussels, ...
EU member state capitals and Westminster in an effort to secure our EU citizenship rights in the Withdrawal Agreement.
Frequent meetings and discussions with key policy and decision makers across the EU and Westminster, including M Barnier, G Verhofstadt and UK ministers, revealed the stresses and strains in the EU-UK relationship and the potential difficulties that lie ahead.
In this session we will share the lessons we learned and how they are of relevance for UK-based campaigners seeking to navigate this relationship and work towards the restoration of good relations with the EU.

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When we moved to the EU/EEA we did so expecting to keep our rights for life and, if necessary, to return to the UK with our non-UK families. The UK Immigration Bill currently passing through Westminster removes this right.

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The shallowness of the Government’s removal of the right of #UKinEU to return with EU families was laid bare in yesterday’s debate on the Immigration Bill.

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So let’s get this straight: you are taking away rights from your citizens and when they want them back, you accuse them of trying to bypass the rules!
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A necessary thread as the end of transition draws ever closer and we see immigration 'advice' being shared across social media. How we at BiE can (and, equally as important, how we can't) help individual British citizens living in the EU. Image
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SOME British citizens - there are hoops to jump through, additional conditions to meet, and this will not apply to all British citizens.
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