The ever loving EU again

[Chuck]

Following on from my previous post, I believe that once one or two EU member states guarantee UK citizens rights, then the vast majority, if not all, of the other states will follow suit fairly quickly.

I think Spain and most, if not all, of the Nordic countries would be open to an early agreement. It then ill behoves a nation who prevaricates, leaving their own citizens in the UK hanging in limbo, while their neighbours continue to enjoy the freedom that they have today.

[SueEllen]

Why can't the UK government state

"We will grant continued residency to any currently resident EU citizen whose home state will continue to grant British citizens resident in those states the same rights".

The PM is more concerned about infighting in the Tory party and UKIP not winning by-elections that's why.

[NigelJK]

From invocation, there is a <b>maximum</b> two year period before the UK leaves the EU.

FTFY.
I'm keeping my powder dry until the legislation hits the courts (EU + UK). Residency can be handled in many ways. As for the 'jobs you don't want to do' that's a fallacy perpetrated by the 0 hours contracts multinationals.

[GB9]

Switzerland has written into its laws already that any citizen of a country that pulls out of the EU will be allowed to stay with the same T&Cs that they had when they arrived.

Why can't the UK government state

"We will grant continued residency to any currently resident EU citizen whose home state will continue to grant British citizens resident in those states the same rights".

It effectively has but did so at EU level as we were told negotiations were at EU level.

You will also remember that juncker issued his executive order forbidding any individual state negotiating with us. He seems to have backtracked now.

Given that this is people we are talking about the EU commission could easily have chosen to disregard the a50 position. Leave trade until afterwards etc but people can be resolved immediately.

[vetran]

It effectively has but did so at EU level as we were told negotiations were at EU level.

You will also remember that juncker issued his executive order forbidding any individual state negotiating with us. He seems to have backtracked now.

Given that this is people we are talking about the EU commission could easily have chosen to disregard the a50 position. Leave trade until afterwards etc but people can be resolved immediately.

its clear it is an issue created by the UK if they hadn't had the audacity to want to leave the EU then there would be no need to discuss it, there that was a hard day's work lets pop for lunch.

Love Frau Merkel

[vetran]

"We will grant continued residency to any currently resident EU citizen whose home state will continue to grant British citizens resident in those states the same rights".

they have see the quote.

[vetran]

The example of divorce is a better analogy, except at this stage the lawyers aren't involved all that has happened is that the government has said we want a divorce.
Until they start divorce proceedings, all the bickering, name calling and fact avoidance on here is pointless.

unfortunately wrong. The UK has hired lawyers the EU refuses to.

[SueEllen]

unfortunately wrong. The UK has hired lawyers the EU refuses to.

The EU being the richer party with all the established connections in the relationship has just decided to drag it's feet. It however doesn't mean when they do hire lawyers they won't be a vicious opponent.

[PurpleGorilla]

The EU being the richer party with all the established connections in the relationship has just decided to drag it's feet. It however doesn't mean when they do hire lawyers they won't be a vicious opponent.

Resistance is fEUtile

[vetran]

The EU being the richer party with all the established connections in the relationship has just decided to drag it's feet. It however doesn't mean when they do hire lawyers they won't be a vicious opponent.

you are getting it