Trade Talks Depend on Citizen Protection, Brexit Negotiator Says
- Guy Verhofstadt says EU parliament gives rights top priority
- European courts should keep oversight after Brexit, he says
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The European Parliament should oppose the start of talks on a trade arrangement with the U.K. if it’s not satisfied citizens’ future rights are protected, the legislature’s Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt said.
People moving to Britain from other European Union countries right until the day the U.K. leaves the bloc -- and those who have lived there in the past -- should have recourse to European courts to ensure British authorities aren’t violating their privileges, Verhofstadt, the parliament’s point man in withdrawal negotiations, told lawmakers Thursday in Brussels.