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MPs approve 2nd Reading of EU (Notice of Withdrawal ) Bill



Four years ago, New Europeans was set up because no one could give an answer to this question:



“What would happen to 3.2 million EU citizens in the UK and 1.6 million UK citizens in the EU if the UK were to leave the EU?”



You can help us get an answer by the actions you take this week.



On Tuesday, 7th February and Wednesday, 8th February the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill returns to the House of Commons for its Committee Stage.



The Bill is so important that the Committee Stage will be taken on the floor of the House of Commons itself and not "upstairs" in a Committee Room. This means every MP is entitled to speak or intervene.



There are 2 key amendments which New Europeans is supporting and which we believe have a good chance of success (NC27 and NC99, see below)



We have put our reasoning for this in a parliamentary briefing which we have sent to many MPs through our regional coordinators.



You can access our parliamentary briefing here.



Write to your MP



We urgently need you to also contact your MP, to ask them to support these amendments.







You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them here:



Find Your MP and their Email address here



Here is a draft of the email or letter you can send to your MP:



{MP's name}

House of Commons

Westminster, London SW1A OAA “What would happen to 3.2 million EU citizens in the UK and 1.6 million UK citizens in the EU if the UK were to leave the EU?”On Tuesday, 7th February and Wednesday, 8th February the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill returns to the House of Commons for its Committee Stage.The Bill is so important that the Committee Stage will be taken on the floor of the House of Commons itself and not "upstairs" in a Committee Room. This means every MP is entitled to speak or intervene.There are 2 key amendments which New Europeans is supporting and which we believe have a good chance of success (NC27 and NC99, see below)We have put our reasoning for this in a parliamentary briefing which we have sent to many MPs through our regional coordinators.We urgently need you to also contact your MP, to ask them to support these amendments.You can find out who your MP is and how to contact them here:{MP's name}House of CommonsWestminster, London SW1A OAA Dear {MP's name} I am writing to ask you to support amendments NC27 and NC99 to the European Union (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill. NC27 safeguards the rights of EU citizens living in the UK at the time the Act comes into force, and will set an example to other EU member states to do the same for UK citizens living there.



NC99 requires and Act of Parliament before any withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK comes into force or before the UK can leave the EU without such an agreement.



As an EU citizen living in the UK / UK citizen living in the EU {delete as appropriate}, my life has been disrupted by the vote of the UK to leave the European Union.



I feel uncertain about my future and I need you to take action now to make sure that my rights will not be affected by this in any way.



Yours sincerely



{Your Name}, {Your Address}

{Your Town or City}, {Your Postcode



Rattle the Cage





The philosopher and campaigner, A.C.Grayling



" MPs will also tell you that their staff simply bin letters and emails when there are too many of them on the same subject. Do not let that deter you. Keep writing and emailing until those bins are so repeatedly full every day, day after day, and those email inboxes are so overflowing every day, day after day without cease, that they have to sit up and take notice of the very real, very deep, very persistent and passionate opposition to Brexit around the country."



A.C.Grayling, Letter to groups fighting Brexit



After you have sent your letter, please phone the House of Commons, ask to speak to your MP about your email and do not give up until you have spoken to him or he about your concern.



The phone number of the House of Commons is



020 7219 3000.



You may be about to lose your rights as an EU citizen - you must speak to your MP before he or she votes on the Committee Stage of the EU (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill. It's important.



What happens next?



If the Bill is amended in the way we are demanding then there will be much less uncertainty for EU citizens already living in the UK.



There may also be the prospect of a further vote in parliament at the end of the negotiation process.



Expectations will be raised that UK citizens in the EU will be treated fairly. We will build on that in our EU wide campaigning.



Government White Paper



New Europeans asked organisations representing EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU to set out policy proposals for how our rights can be fully guaranteed.



This was In response to the Government's White Paper which offered no such proposals:



"The UK government's exit from and new partnership with the European Union"



These are set out in the documents below:



UK Citizens in the EU: Towards An Alternative White Paper

- a response to the Government’s White Paper on leaving the EU by 10 organisations representing UK citizens living in the EU



Guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens living in the UK post Brexit

- an alternative White Paper on behalf of the3Million.



A Green Card for Europe



We would like to bring to your attention an important contribution to the debate about the future of European citizenship by our Founder and CEO, Roger Casale:



A Green Card for Europe







The article was a winning entry in the Financial Times, Future of Britain Awards, 2017



NC27 safeguards the rights of EU citizens living in the UK at the time the Act comes into force, and will set an example to other EU member states to do the same for UK citizens living there.NC99 requires and Act of Parliament before any withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK comes into force or before the UK can leave the EU without such an agreement.As an EU citizen living in the UK / UK citizen living in the EU {delete as appropriate}, my life has been disrupted by the vote of the UK to leave the European Union.I feel uncertain about my future and I need you to take action now to make sure that my rights will not be affected by this in any way.Yours sincerely{Your Name}, {Your Address}{Your Town or City}, {Your PostcodeThe philosopher and campaigner, A.C.Grayling" MPs will also tell you that their staff simply bin letters and emails when there are too many of them on the same subject. Do not let that deter you. Keep writing and emailing until those bins are so repeatedly full every day, day after day, and those email inboxes are so overflowing every day, day after day without cease, that they have to sit up and take notice of the very real, very deep, very persistent and passionate opposition to Brexit around the country."A.C.Grayling, Letter to groups fighting BrexitAfter you have sent your letter, please, ask to speak to your MP about your email and do not give up until you have spoken to him or he about your concern.The phone number of the House of Commons is- you must speak to your MP before he or she votes on the Committee Stage of the EU (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill. It's important.If the Bill is amended in the way we are demanding then there will be much less uncertainty for EU citizens already living in the UK.There may also be the prospect of a further vote in parliament at the end of the negotiation process.Expectations will be raised that UK citizens in the EU will be treated fairly. We will build on that in our EU wide campaigning.New Europeans asked organisations representing EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU to set out policy proposals for how our rights can be fully guaranteed.This was In response to the Government's White Paper which offered no such proposals:- a response to the Government’s White Paper on leaving the EU by 10 organisations representing UK citizens living in the EU- an alternative White Paper on behalf of the3Million.We would like to bring to your attention an important contribution to the debate about the future of European citizenship by our Founder and CEO, Roger Casale: Follow on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend

Roger Casale , Founder and CEO of New Europeans (above left) , and Nicolas Hatton, Founder and Co-Chair of the3 Million teamed up in







Jane Golding (above) and many organisations representing UK citizens in the EU have also signed up to the campaign to stop EU citizens in the UK and Brits in the EU being treated as 'bargaining chips' in the negotiations on the UK 's withdrawal from the European Union.



You can follow the campaign for EU citizen rights in the UK and the rights of UK citizens in the EU by signing up for our fortnightly webinars (free for members of New Europeans).



The next webinar will be on 13 February at 7pm.



Test Case Victory



We have been heartened by an historic test case won by EU citizen Prof. Emmy van Deurzen (below), without even going to court.







Thanks to Emmy's fighting spirit and with the help of Nick Clegg MP who represents her constituency, Emmy was granted UK citizenship on the basis of her Indefinite Leave to Remain alone.



This means that permanent residency is no longer a mandatory requirement for obtaining citizenship.



For more details on this story,





Mass Lobby of Parliament







We are taking the opportunity to remind you about our mass lobby of parliament on 20th February.



There is a limit to the number of people we can accommodate for this event (we are expecting 3,000 to take part).



If you are thinking of joining us, please make sure you register before 9 February.



We will be arranging transport from all over the UK on the day itself with support from UNISON.



North East March for Europe







New Europeans is supporting the North East March for Europe which will take place on 4 March in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.



For more details about this event,









On 25th March we will also take part in the National March to Parliament.



More details will follow in the next update.



About New Europeans



New Europeans is a membership organisation campaigning for the civil and political rights of EU citizens.



We were founded in 2013 by Roger Casale.



We on a regional basis with branches set up and in formation in every region of the UK.



We are active across the European Union and will shortly be opening a new office in Brussels to drive our development work.



New Europeans is funded through membership subscriptions, individual donations, crowd-funding and project grants .



Our research, training and outreach project have been funded by the Big Lottery Fund, Trust for London, the European Commission Citizenship Programme and the Open Society Initiative Foundation for Europe.



We work in partnership with civil society organisations such as Migrant Voice, Diversity Voice, Citizens UK and UNISON. as well as with many civil society forums and university departments both in the UK and across Europe.



Chair:

Jonathan Scheele



Hon.Sec:

Marie Noelle Loewe



Founder and CEO:

Roger Casale



Head of Projects:

Tamara Flanagan OBE



Hon. Treasurer:

Charles Kammerer



Registrar:

Tom Brown





Founder and CEO of New Europeans (above left) , andFounder and Co-Chair of the3 Million teamed up in October to join forces in the campaign to secure the rights of EU citizens in the UK Post Brexit.(above) and many organisations representing UK citizens in the EU have also signed up to the campaign to stop EU citizens in the UK and Brits in the EU being treated as 'bargaining chips' in the negotiations on the UK 's withdrawal from the European Union.You can follow the campaign for EU citizen rights in the UK and the rights of UK citizens in the EU by signing up for our fortnightly webinars (free for members of New Europeans).We have been heartened by an historic test case won by EU citizen(below)without even going to court.Thanks to Emmy's fighting spirit and with the help of Nick Clegg MP who represents her constituency, Emmy was granted UK citizenship on the basis of her Indefinite Leave to Remain alone.This means that permanent residency is no longer a mandatory requirement for obtaining citizenship.For more details on this story, click here We are taking the opportunity to remind you aboutThere is a limit to the number of people we can accommodate for this event (we are expecting 3,000 to take part).If you are thinking of joining us, please make sure youWe will be arranging transport from all over the UK on the day itself with support from UNISON.New Europeans is supporting the North East March for Europe which will take place on 4 March in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.For more details about this event, click here. On 25th March we will also take part in theMore details will follow in the next update.New Europeans is a membership organisation campaigning for the civil and political rights of EU citizens.We were founded in 2013 by Roger Casale.We on a regional basis with branches set up and in formation in every region of the UK.We are active across the European Union and will shortly be opening a new office in Brussels to drive our development work.New Europeans is funded through membership subscriptions, individual donations, crowd-funding and project grants .Our research, training and outreach project have been funded by the, theand theWe work in partnership with civil society organisations such as Migrant Voice, Diversity Voice, Citizens UK and UNISON. as well as with many civil society forums and university departments both in the UK and across Europe.Jonathan ScheeleMarie Noelle LoeweRoger CasaleTamara Flanagan OBECharles KammererTom Brown

