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EU declines to match UK’s citizens’ rights guarantee

Topic
Human rights Brexit Civil liberties Law
Country/Region
UK EU

01 March 2019

"The European Union will not match the UK government’s decision to guarantee the rights of EU nationals in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, and a Commission spokesperson insisted on Thursday (28 February) that the bloc would not negotiate ‘mini deals’."

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See: EU declines to match UK’s citizens’ rights guarantee (euractiv, link):

"On Wednesday, UK MPs voted to guarantee the rights of EU nationals after 29 March, when the UK is due to leave the EU, unanimously supporting an amendment by former ministerial aide Alberto Costa.

Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay told MPs that the government would ask the EU to keep the citizens’ rights part of the withdrawal agreement if the whole of the agreement falls in the event of no deal.

However, Prime Minister Theresa May warned MPs on Tuesday that the EU did not have the “legal authority” to separate the issue of citizens’ rights from the overall Brexit deal."

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