U.K. Open to Talking About Associate Citizenship After Brexit

Davis says he has discussed idea with EU’s Verhofstadt
Verhofstadt has said he wants to protect Britons’ EU rights

David Davis, U.K. exiting the European Union (EU) secretary, looks on during a news conference ahead of the start of Brexit negotiations in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, June 19, 2017. Almost a year since Britons voted to leave the European Union, Brexit talks finally open on Monday amid confusion over just what the U.K. government wants from the divorce.Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg

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By Svenja O'Donnell

November 2, 2017 at 11:36 AM UTC

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Brexit Secretary David Davis said he has spoken to the European Parliament’s negotiator Guy Verhofstadt about creating so-called associate citizenship that could allow visa-free working rights to British nationals.

Davis was asked in Parliament about what the government could do to offer British workers, particularly younger Britons, the opportunity to work in the European Union without a visa. He said he’d already discussed the idea with EU counterparts.