EU citizens in the UK may lose some of their rights after Brexit, the prime minister

Citizens of the European Union who will arrive in the country after Brexit next year may lose some of their rights. This was announced by Premier of Great Britain Teresa May, reports Reuters.

The fight against immigration was the key reason why the British voted to leave the European Union in 2016, after a large flow of Europeans, especially from poorer countries in Eastern Europe.

The premier's statement contradicts the position of the European Union, which insists - during the transitional period from March 2019, Britain must abide by all EU rules and provide citizens of other countries with a full right of residence.

However, Mae has suggested that the rights of Europeans who will come to Britain after March of next year will be treated differently.

"People who came to Britain when we were members of the EU had certain expectations - they made their choice of life and set expectations. I'm sure there is a difference between the people who come to live with us and those who come when they already know that Britain is no longer a member of the European Union, "said the prime minister.

The issue of citizens' rights is one of the potential obstacles between Britain and the European Union in the transition negotiations, which will give both parties time to prepare a dialogue on future relations.

On December 12, 2017, Teresa May announced that the compensation that the country will pay for leaving the European Union will amount to 40 to 44 billion euros. According to the premier, EU-UK cooperation will continue in the future.

In the summer of 2017, British immigration minister Brandon Lewis said that measures to restrict the entry of migrants from the European Union to the UK would be introduced in March 2019.

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