Category Archives: EU Support Expat Brits

Brexit Impacts 2 Million Expat Brits as well!

Two million UK citizens working abroad could become illegal immigrants overnight if Britain were to leave the European Union , former attorney general Dominic Grieve has warned in this Guardian article. Presumably the extract below from  his article refers to the … Continue reading

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British Expats: What happens to you if Britain leaves the EU?

Visit this recently established Expat Forum: What happens if Britain leaves the EU? and set up in response to growing concern within the British expatriate community of the consequences of a referendum on Britain’s future EU membership. If you are a … Continue reading

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Two-to-One in Favour of Continued EU Membership!

Given the results of the YouGov survey for Prospect below in the lead up to the European Parliament elections, shouldn’t British expatriates already living in Europe be registering now for the 2015 general election and an increasingly likely EU referendum on … Continue reading

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Voting Rights Message to European Council

One message from Viviane Reding, EU Justice Commissioner, to the European Council meeting in a week’s time, is to focus on policies for people, particularly the small minority of EU member states (Cyprus, Denmark, Ireland,Malta and the United Kingdom) which … Continue reading

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Legal Challenge to Scottish Expats Being Denied Vote in Independence Referendum.

Scottish expats are currently being denied the right to vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence on the 18th September, 2014  but there is a potential legal challenge that the First Minister Alex Salmond may have acted illegally. “Aidan … Continue reading

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Opportunity for Voting Rights Question in EC “Citizens’ Dialogue in Marseille”

Further to her 5th September, 2013  meeting at the European Commission (EC) in Brussels with veteran voting rights campaigner  Harry Shindler, there is another opportunity on the 14th of November, 2013 in a “Citizens’ Dialogue in Marseille” , for EU … Continue reading

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EU Support for Expat Brit Right to Vote

In a press conference last week to present the 2013 EU Citizenship Report, Viviane Reding, the Commission Vice President announced that they will seek to help Britons who live abroad to keep their right to vote after the 15 year … Continue reading

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