“Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”. This wording, contained in the 15-page document detailing the agreement between the European Commission and United Kingdom (see article no. 10489), which will see talks over Brexit move on to their next phase, is enough to explain why some of the worries surrounding the UK departure from the bloc are yet to be assuaged. While it was the first time European and British citizens were given a guarantee, in black and white, on their future rights, many expats, trade unions and companies want more clarity.
Preservation of rights. The three million Europeans living in the UK and one million Brits living in the EU, and companies in particular, have long awaited a promise that citizens’ existing rights would be preserved. In the deal agreed by both sides, citizens will continue “to live, work or study as they currently do under the same conditions as under Union law”. Amid concerns over “reciprocal protection for Union and UK citizens”, the agreement finally states in black and white that all citize
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