The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union in just over two weeks, shrinking the bloc to 27 member states. It will also make it harder for EU citizens moving to Britain to take spouses or other family members with them. EU 'alert' to problemsEuropean Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told MEPs in Strasbourg that the withdrawal agreement provided "certainty" for the one million British citizens currently living in EU countries and the 3.5 million EU citizens living in the UK. But no such freedom of movement will exist after the end of the transition period for other Britons or EU citizens, she stressed. Both she and Barnier noted that some EU citizens trying to secure their rights to stay in Britain were encountering problems.

Source: The Local January 14, 2020 15:11 UTC