Brits Abroad

Third newsletter for Renew UK in Europe

Hello and it seems appropriate to launch this New update, on St Valentine’s Day, known for its love of fellow man and women! Of late, there has been far too much bashing of our fellow human beings, with the final throes of the American Trump era and political bullying in Hong Kong and Myanmar (Burma). A cynic would wonder if...

Published on 15 Feb 2021

RENEW UK – Offering to British Europeans

The foreword to the RENEW UK Policy Blueprint begins, “The world around us is changing. Virtually every aspect of life is subject to significant disruption. Our family life, our work life and our relationships with government and big business are all changing at an unprecedented pace, change largely driven by the use and misuse of powerful new technologies. Democracy itself...

Published on 29 Jan 2021

European Citizenship Update

Dear all, Some of you will be feeling very bruised after the nominal signing of the Brexit final agreement (still to be formally ratified by both EU and U.K. parliaments). Some/a few will be cautiously delighted. So be it. We are where we are - move on and I am. As some will be aware, I have been working for...

Published on 19 Jan 2021

Citizenship for Brits in the EU

CITIZENSHIP FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS LIVING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION v.6 “Brexit equals the worst case of self-harm.” (John Major, past UK Prime Minister) “The UK is quintessentially European” (B Johnson, UK Prime Minister, 2020) Introduction There are some 1.4 million British subjects living in the European Union (EU/UE). According to British government sources, 80% of these are working,...

Published on 19 Jan 2021

An Appeal To The Courts

Renew’s Alice Bouilliez is appealing to the courts, fighting for the rights of Brits in Europe CIVIS ROMANUS SUM - CIVIS EUROPEUS SUM Here I am, a Citizen of the European Union whose rights and privileges have been stripped away from me without me being able to vote on the matter. Who is it that dares to say that I no...

Published on 19 Jan 2021

The Internal Market Bill - A Letter

Renew’s man in Europe, Terry Knott, has written to him MP, Gillian Keegan to raise the issue of the Internal Market Bill Dear Gillian, As you know, the House of Lords has decisively rejected the government’s Internal Market Bill and this should tell Mr Johnson and his government, of which you are part, that this is emphatically...

Published on 11 Nov 2020

Heart and land - Brexpats are and remain European citizens

Renew’s man in Europe, Terry Knott, has been working closely with two eminent French lawyers who are trying to win the right for British people living in Europe to retain their EU citizenship. This is an English translation of their case. Michel Barnier said, last week,that among the thorny issues to be resolved by the negotiators in charge of...

Published on 28 Sep 2020

Brexpats remain European citizens

According to Michel Barnier, the status of British citizens residing on the territory of the European Union, the "Brexpats", is a thorny issue to be resolved with the United Kingdom. Anyone who comes into contact with Brexpats knows their distress. The withdrawal of the United Kingdom is creating many uncertainties. The right to reside in the country of residence, sometimes...

Published on 10 Sep 2020

Brits Abroad

Renew's European Co-ordinator Terry Knott on the reality of Brits living in the EU27. It’s not generally known that there are some 1.3 million (upper estimate 2.1 million) British passport holders in the other (currently) 27 countries, of the EU. The majority are based, inevitably, in the four big nations: Germany, France, Spain and Italy, but there are still lots...

Published on 06 Sep 2020

Protecting the human rights of British people abroad

Protecting the human rights of British people abroad Human rights are a cornerstone of the British way of life. They are the fundamental freedoms that belong to every one of us. No country has a completely flawless record when it comes to human rights, but some offer greater protections to their citizens than others. In the UK, a robust set...

Published on 02 Sep 2020