In its Resolution of 5 April 2017 on negotiations with the United Kingdom following its notification that it intends to withdraw from the European Union, the European Parliament advocated for the fair treatment of EU-27 citizens living or having lived in the United Kingdom and of United Kingdom citizens living or having lived in the EU-27.
The EP also demanded that the status and rights of EU-27 citizens residing in the United Kingdom and of United Kingdom citizens residing in the EU-27 be subject to the principles of reciprocity, equity, symmetry and non-discrimination. There are many aspects to be taken into account when analysing the situation of those citizens: the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Petitions held a joint hearing on the situation of EU citizens in the UK on 11 May 2017 from 15.00 to 18.30 in room Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) 3C050.
- Draft programme (PDF - 532 KB)
- Subject file on the situation and rights of EU citizens in the UK
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Presentations and speeches
- Mr Jan DOERFEL, Immigration barrister in the UK (PDF - 1 MB)
- Mr Jonathan PORTES, Research fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (UK) (PDF - 375 KB)
- Mr Charlie JEFFERY, Senior Vice Principal, University of Edinburgh (PDF - 256 KB)
- Ms Leona BASHOW, Petitioner (PDF - 117 KB)
- Ms Anne WILKINSON, Petitioner (PDF - 205 KB)
- Ms Samia BADANI, “New Europeans” (PDF - 1 MB)
- Video of the hearing
- Brexit: protecting the rights of millions of EU citizens living in the UK
- Extracts from the opening remarks by Guy VERHOFSTADT, European Parliament's Chief Brexit negotiator
- Extracts from the debate