Our EU-funded Inform, Connect, Empower, project on the EU Charter and Withdrawal Agreement rights is now finished. Read about what we achieved and check out our toolkit for Charter and WA Rights here bit.ly/47x6wWF

What has it been like to participate in the EU-funded Inform, Connect, Empower project as a volunteer advocate? We asked our VAs to tell us how it helped them deepen their expert knowledge of the WA and EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Watch the video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jihh...

During the ICE (Inform, Connect, Empower) project volunteer advocates from 11 EU states (AT, BE, CZ, DE, DK, EL, ES, LU, HU, MT, SE) supported hundreds of UK citizens living in the EU to access & defend their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement & the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

As part of our EU-funded Inform, Connect, Empower project on the implementation of the #WithdrawalAgreement and EU Charter of Fundamental rights for UK citizens in the EU we have drafted a comprehensive legal report on implementation. bit.ly/49kAwYr

Once again we find ourselves responding to attacks on fundamental rights and basic decency from UK political parties. Once again we are stunned at how far-right racist policies and arguments are now being mainstreamed in the UK. Read our statement bit.ly/48K3TmK

Our EU-funded ICE (Inform, Connect, Empower) project is ending. We’d like to hear from the UK Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary community living in the EU about your thoughts on the project so please grab a cuppa and take five minutes to complete it bit.ly/49bF6Ik Deadline midnight CET on 24.10.2025

The EU entry exit system (EES) starts on 12 October 2025. If you are a UK Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary in the EU you will be exempt from EES registration when leaving or entering the Schengen zone if you have the correct documents. Check out our blog for info bit.ly/48RHfZA

Last year over 2000 UK Withdrawal Agreement beneficiaries filled out a survey for the BIE ICE project on their experience of the implementation of the WA as beneficiaries in the EU. We have now published a report on the findings. Generally, implementation is going well but bit.ly/4nEVXIe

What are your rights as a family member under the Withdrawal Agreement in the case of death, departure or divorce? Read the final article in our 3-part series on family reunification bit.ly/4ntpvrU

Part 2 of our series on family reunification rights for UK Withdrawal Agreement beneficiaries in the EU is now up. Take a look if you want more info on the rights of family reunification for durable partners and extended family members bit.ly/3ILRDHJ

Ok. They’ve pissed me off. I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards: 1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

Nigel Farage wants to stop UK citizens living in the EU from returning to the UK with non-UK family members. Thankfully, the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement has our back, supported by the EU Charter. Check out our new guide to family reunification rights for UK WA beneficiaries in the EU bit.ly/3KG6kwt

British in Europe fully supports the statement from @the3million.bsky.social published on 22 September 2025 in response to Reform’s attack on the fundamental rights of millions of EU citizens and their non-EU family members living in the UK. 1/ the3million.org.uk/news/2025-09...

📢 The Council of the EU has today approved a phased rollout of the new Entry/Exit System (EES), due to begin in autumn 2025. Our latest blog explains what this means for UK nationals living in the EU. Read more: www.britishineurope.org/articles/183... #EES #BritishInEurope #WithdrawalAgreement

In our latest blog: an update on a busy few days of meetings in Brussels 🇪🇺 highlighting best practice and key issues for UK citizens — from residence upgrades to #EES. 👉 Read more: www.britishineurope.org/articles/183...

📌Yesterday, members of British in Europe and @the3million.bsky.social travelled to Brussels to meet with David McCallister MEP, Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee AFET, to discuss WA implementation for both UK citizens in the EU and their EU counterparts in the UK.

In case you missed it, we recently shared everything you need to know about the #WithdrawalAgreement rules on absences and why it's so important to upgrade to permanent residence. www.britishineurope.org/articles/175...

The UK Migration Advisory Committee has issued its report on the minimum income rule which affects UK citizens who fall in love with non-UK or Irish citizens. Of course, we are citizens and not migrants, but the MAC report is supportive of the thousands of UKinEEA/CH with non UK family members.

Are you a UK Withdrawal Agreement beneficiary living in the EU? If yes, please take this survey lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... open Britons of all ages, resident across the EU, EEA and EFTA by 31 December 2021. It takes about 30 minutes to complete and closes on 11 July 2025.

📌Today we met with Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for EU relations. We talked about Withdrawal Agreement implementation, diaspora issues like family reunification and home fee status for Britons in the EU, and how the Cabinet Office plans to support our community going forward. 🇪🇺🇬🇧

How long can you be away from your #EU country of residence without losing your status under the #WithdrawalAgreement? Our latest blog breaks down the key rules on absences. 📖 Read more below: www.britishineurope.org/articles/175...

If you are a dual UK/EU citizen you may be wondering if you can/should apply for the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before 02.04.2025 This is our understanding of the situation. If you decide to apply and experience problems please let us know at [email protected] bit.ly/4kFZS6b

Nearly 30 of us gathered in Athens this week for our #InspireConnectEmpower (ICE) project, sharing experiences, building media skills & learning about life for Brits in Greece under the Withdrawal Agreement. Great to connect & learn together! #BritishInEurope #ICEProject #WithdrawalAgreement

BIE is recruiting a project officer to work on our ground-breaking ICE project looking at citizens’ rights, the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement & EU Charter for UK citizens in the EU. If you have project experience take a look. Deadline 28.02.2025 www.britishineurope.org/articles/171...

For this reason last year @@rfuk.bsky.social in collaboration with @migrantvoice.bsky.social @jcwi-uk.bsky.social and @britishineurope.bsky.social asked MPs and other elected officials to sign up to our Pledge for Families, to show support to for family-friendly migration policies

@rachloxton.bsky.social fyi @britishineurope.bsky.social

Five years ago today the UK left the EU. Two days earlier British in Europe was present in the European Parliament along with our friends from the3million to witness the historic vote that sealed our fate.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

🚨MEDIA ALERT 🚨 Katharine from the Brexit Couples Team spoke on the BBC Radio Bristol breakfast show about the family immigration system (segment starts at 2:45:21 at the link below): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

In case you missed it, we recently published our latest article outlining what's required to upgrade to permanent residence as a #British citizen living in the #EU. Click here to read more

In our latest blog, we share four ways how upgrading to #permanentresidence gives additional rights to #British citizens legally resident in the #EU. Read more here: https://www.britishineurope.org/articles/166187-how-upgrading-to-permanent-residence-benefits-uk-citizens-living-in-the-eu

We congratulate Michael Ellam on his appointment and look forward to working with him and his team on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement rights of 1.2 million UK citizen beneficiaries living in the EU.

Are you a comms professional resident in the EU, interested in EU citizenship rights and looking to work on a unique EU-funded project with a great team of committed individuals from 11 member states? If yes, apply for our comms role, deadline 6 January.

Happy New Year and thanks for posting!

Thank you for posting and Happy New Year!

The latest British in Europe newsletter has just been released. Click here 👇 to read all the latest news and updates. https://www.britishineurope.org/articles/166777-the-december-bie-newsletter-is-here #EU #BritishCitizens

https://www.britishineurope.org/articles/166188-what-s-needed-to-upgrade-to-permanent-residence-in-the-eu #EU #ProjectICE #WithdrawalAgreement

Do you know what's needed to upgrade to permanent residence as a #British Citizen living in the #EU? Read about the requirements in our latest article: 👉https://www.britishineurope.org/articles/166188-what-s-needed-to-upgrade-to-permanent-residence-in-the-eu #ProjectICE #WithdrawalAgreement

Read more in our latest blog👉 https://www.britishineurope.org/articles/166187-how-upgrading-to-permanent-residence-benefits-uk-citizens-living-in-the-eu #EU #WithdrawalAgreement #BritishCitizens

CH & EU have finally reached an agreement (obv. subject to parliament & referendum). Still reading, but looks like CH has managed to get a pretty decent deal without SM or CU membership - UK gov should be looking closely. Any thoughts, @britishineurope.bsky.social @bestforbritain.bsky.social ?

British in Europe is recruiting a talented junior communications officer to work on our EU funded ICE project on EU Charter and Withdrawal Agreement citizens’ rights. If you want to apply your comms skills to a unique EU project take a look and join our team! www.britishineurope.org/articles/166...

Sound advice! Permanent residence means more rights and more freedom to be away from the host country. Everyone should get their permanent residence document as soon as they can.

Did you know that upgrading to permanent residence under the #WithdrawalAgreement gives additional rights to #BritishCitizens legally resident in the #EU ? Read more here 👇

Would love to see polling in the EU27 on this where thousands of UK citizens living in the EU have been disenfranchised since Brexit. Before this year many had no vote anywhere until the UK repealed the 15-year rule in January. Only ES, LU, PL & PT have bilateral local voting agreements with the UK

Reminder: EU citizens will be required to have a digital travel authorisation and pay £10 to visit the UK from April next year.

Great to see you appointed. We look forward to working with you and the other members of the assembly in parliament and the EP to protect the Withdrawal Agreement rights of UK citizens living in the EU and EU citizens in the UK alongside our colleagues @the3million.bsky.social

The deadline for a submission is 23.59 UK time tonight. If you are a British citizen living abroad who might want to return to live in the UK with non-UK or Irish family members, send in a submission to protect your right to return today.👇

The UK Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is taking evidence from individuals affected by the minimum income requirement (MIR). If you are a UK citizen living abroad with non-UK/Irish family members affected by the MIR please use this link to contact the MAC. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Opening the @eurightsagency.bsky.social / @ec.europa.eu’s 2nd annual CharterXChange, FRA Director @Sirpa_Rautio underlined the key role the EU’s #FundamentalRights Charter plays in promoting and protecting #HumanRights

Hi Bluesky, We are British in Europe, campaigning for the protection and implementation of citizens’ rights for the 1.2 million UK citizens and their family members in the EU protected by the post-Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. Follow us for WA updates, as well as voting rights and #MIR discussions.