The EU had offered to allow the 1.2 million Britons living in Europe before Brexit to continue to have the right to freedom of movement, so they could live, work, study and enjoy visa-free travel in any EU country. They also wanted to cover the 45,000 British citizens who either work in Europe on short-term contracts or live in Britain and commute to work in an EU country. However, this now looks in jeopardy after EU and British negotiators clashed on the issue this week, during the second round of Brexit talks. Freedom of movement for Britons in the EU offer on citizens’ rights. Britons in Europe have previously said they fear they will be “sacrificial lambs” in the Brexit negotiations, ending up with fewer rights than EU citizens in the UK if the British position is adopted.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2017 16:04 UTC