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Committee Aims to Ease British Travel to EU After Brexit
February 05, 2019
Reuters reports that an EU parliamentary committee has unanimously approved a measure that would permit UK citizens to travel throughout the EU without a visa in the case of a “no-deal” British withdrawal from the bloc, highlighting how UK and EU leaders are limiting fallout from a potential failure to strike a Brexit deal.
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UK Parliament Votes in Favor of Post-Brexit Migration Restrictions
February 04, 2019
The UK Parliament has voted in favor of legislation setting out the country’s policy on immigration after Brexit, ending free movement by citizens of EU member states and requiring them to apply for a “Temporary Leave to Remain” to stay in the UK longer than three months.
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Committee: UK “Cannot” Pursue No-Deal Brexit
February 04, 2019
The UK House of Commons’ Exiting the EU Committee recently published a response to the rejection of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposal EU withdrawal deal warning that leaving the EU without a negotiated deal “cannot be allowed to happen,” citing economic disruption and uncertainty regarding rights protections.
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Irish Official: EU Will Refuse to Negotiate Brexit “Backstop”
February 04, 2019
The Guardian reports that Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has warned UK Prime Minister Theresa May that the Irish government and the EU will not renegotiate the “backstop” provision in the EU-UK withdrawal deal that would keep Northern Ireland within EU structures.
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EP Member Seeks British Rethinking of Brexit
February 04, 2019
In a recent interview, the European Parliament’s (EP) representative on Brexit issues Guy Verhofstadt expressed optimism that the British Parliament would prevent a “no-deal” withdrawal from the EU and potentially “agree to a closer relationship” with the bloc that includes membership in a customs union and a single market.
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