Freedom of movement for Brits in EU

[meridian]

Some excerpts from the future arrangement.

The language is very telling:
“Noting that the United Kingdom has decided”, meaning that this is a U.K. decision;
“Full reciprocity”, meaning that whatever the U.K. decides to do will be reciprocated in the EU.

Given that the U.K. is requiring EU citizens to apply to stay in the U.K. (note: apply, not register; acceptance is not automatic and the Home Office can refuse and deport), and given that the U.K. is pushing for requirements such minimum salary, etc, it looks like it is going to be quite difficult in the future arrangement for Brits looking to live and work in Europe, especially to be able to move between countries at will.

[AtW]

Ex pats in EU totally shafted, the fact they were not allowed to vote was criminal

[Paddy]

Ex pats in EU totally shafted, the fact they were not allowed to vote was criminal

The subject of ex-pats is totally lost on the politicians and media; they do not understand the workings of ex-pats contracting and working in Europe. Already some ex-pats have not been able to renew contracts because of the uncertainty of their future status in the EU. Furthermore, the politicians and media do seem not to understand the unfairness that when the UK allows work-visas to non EU workers, that arrangement is not reciprocal; try getting a work permit for India or Bangladesh.

[BR14]

Ex pats in EU totally shafted, the fact they were not allowed to vote was criminal

Who said they couldn't vote? - i did.

[AtW]

Why is it hard to get workpermit in India?

[AtW]

Who said they couldn't vote? - i did.

In referendum?

[BR14]

In referendum?

Yes, by post from NL

[AtW]

Yes, by post from NL

Well a lot of ex-pats were not allowed to vote due to moronic rule which MAYBE makes sense insofar General Election is concerned, but certainly not when it came to Brexit.

[Paddy]

Yes, by post from NL

In order to vote you needed a UK address and to be on the UK electoral roll at that address. Ex-pats living in the EU or overseas were not given the right to vote. This was despite the fact that the vast majority of countries in the world allow all their ex-pats to vote in all elections and are encouraged to do so.

[darmstadt]

I wasn't allowed to vote as Tony Blair changed the law regarding the amount of time you've lived out of the UK. The Tories then said in their manifesto that they would change this but that was an obvious lie...