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“If I said I had been a convict the British would probably have given me more respect” – a retired EU official reflects on Brexit, his relationship to the UK, and the future of Europe

15 June 201915 June 2019 Thomas Mollernielsen

Born and raised in a working-class family in the South of England, Dave Skinner came to Brussels in 1973 as

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“I honestly don’t know whether I should have voted Remain or Leave” – A Belgian-Brit reflects on Brexit

26 May 2019 Thomas Mollernielsen

Tim Gheysen, 30, is a businessman and Belgian-British dual national based in Brussels. He contacted me, completely out of the

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Founder of New Europeans to stand for Change UK in European elections in the UK

30 April 2019 Martin Banks

Roger Casale, a former UK Labour MP and founder of New Europeans is to stand for the European Parliament as

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New Brexit deadline set for 31 October: “EU unity has been preserved”, says Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel

11 April 201911 April 2019 Admin BE

The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to delay Brexit until October 31, 2019. The agreement was reached

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Belgium organises meeting of countries most affected by a no-deal Brexit

10 April 2019 Admin BE

Belgium is setting up a meeting of the heads of state of those countries that would be most directly affected

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“I was born and raised in Belgium, I live in Belgium, all my family is Belgian, but I am a Brit”

30 March 2019 Thomas Mollernielsen

When Alex Skinner, 29, tells you his life story, it sounds, in large part, like that of a typical Belgian

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A temporary solution for the nearly 28,000 British nationals living in Belgium

7 March 2019 Admin BE

The EU rights of the more than 27,000 British nationals currently living in Belgium will maintained until 31 December 2020.

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British people guaranteed to be able to work in Belgium until the end of 2020

5 February 2019 Martin Banks

British MEPs have called on EU leaders to urgently put in place a set of “continuity rights” for British nationals

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Debate continues at Ixelles Council about status of British nationals in Belgium post Brexit

31 January 2019 Martin Banks

Ixelles Council is to keep 1,500 of its constituents waiting for another month before deciding whether to pass a motion

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Are EU citizens becoming victims of party political games around Brexit?

16 January 2019 Admin BE

Guy Verhofstadt, Chair of the European Parliament’s Brexit Steering Group, gave the following statement after yesterday’s dramatic vote in the