Citizens’ Rights

BRILL is a member of British in Europe, a coalition of 10 similar groups across the EU that is campaigning at EU and UK level to maintain our rights in the Withdrawal Agreement. We have been part of delegations that have attended meetings with the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU), the Commission Article 50 Task Force led by Michel Barnier, the Council Brexit coordinating working group and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). All these meetings take place with our advocacy partners, the 3million, the coalition of EU27 nationals living in the UK.

After each round of negotiations, British in Europe and the 3million issue joint responses to the state of play on citizens’ rights – see BiE position papers for more.

5th March 2019

Fiona at the GUE/NGL debate: DEAL OR NO DEAL? WHO WILL protect CITIZENS’ RIGHTS?

(The abbreviation stands for - Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left - which brings together left-wing MEPs in the European Parliament - https://www.guengl.eu/about-the-group/)

11:15-13:00: Panel 2: Deal or no deal: which are the rights for EU and non EU citizens?

Moderator: Miguel Urbán, MEP GUE/NGL

Anne-Laure Donskoy, The3Million
Fiona Frank-Godfrey, British in Europe
Mercedes Rodríguez, candidate for municipal elections on La Línea de la Concepción (Campo de Gibraltar´s region)
Jacek Mokrosinski, Razem
Ana Belén Vecino García, círculo of Podemos in London

13th September 2017

BRILL took part in the mass lobby of Parliament in London on 13 September, 2017, organised by The 3million and British in Europe. Click on the photo or the button for a video of the rally afterwards in Trafalgar Square. The British in Europe/BRILL speeches start at 41 minutes in but the whole thing is worth watching.

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