EU negotiators are adamant that the UK must give EU citizens certainty that they will be protected by EU law. They want any agreement to be a reflection of treaty article 267, meaning that Britain’s supreme court would be obliged to refer citizens’ rights disputes to the ECJ. Show Hide Citizens’ rights are the rights and protections offered to all EU citizens, including free movement and residence, equal treatment and a wide range of other rights under EU law regarding work, education, social security and health. The divorce billThe Brexit divorce bill has dominated headlines for months, but is turning out to be the easier bit of Britain’s negotiations to leave the EU. For the UK, the Brexit bill is the price of a future trade deal; for the EU, it is about settling past debts.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2017 19:53 UTC