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‘Get ready to renegotiate Brexit deal,’ says campaigner Gina Miller

Ms Miller says London should begin thinking about how the UK-EU agreement could be modified in 2025

EU Parliament to vote tonight on Brexit future relationship deal

Crucial vote, put off from March, will determine whether current arrangements continue including healthcare deals for visiting Britons and UK pensioners who move to France

Fears for UK ski and other seasonal workers in France

The Brexit deal now allows France to choose to allow UK firms to 'post' workers, however there are still major practical difficulties

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Cassoulet bean protected in UK by Brexit deal

The haricot de Castelnaudary can claim the title of being the last French food to be protected in the UK under European rules

Brexit threat to reader’s life insurance ‘security’

Cancelling accounts for Britons in the EU could have knock-on effects, such as life insurance policy validity

EU checklist shows how Brexit compares to full membership

No more pet passports, visa-free travel beyond 90 days or guaranteed free mobile roaming for UK citizens travelling to the EU from January 1. These are some of the changes highlighted by the EU Commission

Brexit deal: ‘Positive’ for France as ‘UK loses’

Experts in France are cautiously optimistic about the impact the deal will have on France, but there are fears for border friction as the pandemic continues

Pension and healthcare protection in new Brexit deal

Reciprocal healthcare cover and uprated state pensions will continue from January 1

'Brexit deal a relief but we've still lost out overall'

The UK and the EU have agreed a long-awaited trade deal which is a relief, says the vice-chairman of an umbrella association representing several British groups in France, but nowhere near as good as not having Brexit at all

UK and EU on verge of Brexit trade deal

The vice-chairman of an umbrella association representing several British groups in France said news of a deal is positive but he is waiting for more details

Brexit: Stockpiling in UK causes delays at Calais border

Fears of no-deal Brexit cause stockpiling in the UK at unprecedented levels, and severe delays at the French border

Residency cards: Minimal income levels defined for retirees

The French government has confirmed that a minimal means test level will apply for Brexit residency cards for retirees

British organisations welcome ‘simple’ residency application

So far so good. The launch of the straightforward application process for Britons in France has been a pleasing first step

We’re getting closer to a deal, says former UK ambassador

It’ll be “hard end of the spectrum but still an agreement” says former ambassador to France and crossbench peer Lord Ricketts

Brexit card site open in October: How to prove residency?

All Britons living in France before the end of the transition must apply for new “Brexit deal” cards to benefit from the Withdrawal Agreement.

Brexit: don’t panic, France tells Britons here

Details of new obligatory carte procedures ‘imminent’

January Brexit: what Britons in France need to know

The UK is on course to leave the EU with the negotiated deal at midnight on January 31 – bringing mixed feelings for many Britons in France. The Conservative election win ended hopes of another referendum or Brexit cancellation but brings some certainty, say campaigners for Britons abroad.

Europe Minister: No Brexit delay without conditions

France's Europe minister has said the EU leaders should give not give the UK a new Brexit extension unless there are conditions attached such as holding an election or a new referendum.

British MPs do not assent to Brexit deal

The British MPs have voted 322 to 306 to withhold assent to the new Brexit deal.

MPs to debate new Brexit deal from 9:30 tomorrow

The British House of Commons will sit from 9:30 tomorrow (10:30 in France) to debate the new Brexit deal – the first time it has sat on a weekend since the Falkland Islands invasion on April 3, 1982.

Deal victory or humiliation? European press is mixed

A victory for Boris Johnson or were all the concessions on the British side? - views on the new deal are mixed in the European press.

Macron: Brexit deal 'appears to be positive'

The French president says the deal agreed between the UK and EU “appears to be positive”.

No-deal Brexit: ways to prove French residency

Britain leaving the EU without a deal would mean border control complications

How no-deal Brexit may hit life for Britons in France

From passports, pets, voting and driving licences to cartes de séjour , air travel, healthcare and pensions - the formalities of life in France after a no-deal Brexit

EU/UK impasse means no-deal Brexit closer than ever

G7 Summit in Biarritz later this month is now regarded as the last chance to avoid no-deal

Protect Britons’ rights, asks UK

Campaigners welcome Brexit Minister’s support

‘No deal’ Brexit looms after May resigns

A bill to put the negotiated Brexit agreement into UK law and give MPs a vote on whether to hold a referendum has been shelved after Prime Minster Theresa May’s resignation.

Referendum blame game

Theresa May has rightly been criticised for her handling of Brexit negotiations.

Cancel Brexit petition passes 3million signatures

UPDATE: Petition to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit has gathered more than 3million signatures

Ring-fence our rights now, say campaigners

Campaigning group British in Europe has renewed calls for ring-fencing of the citizens’ rights part of the draft withdrawal agreement as political chaos in the UK gave rise to renewed uncertainty.

Deal, no deal, no Brexit? 2019 will be a big year

This will be a significant year for Britons in France – from the start of a new tax system to (it is hoped) the long-awaited end of the 15-year voting rule for British elections, and a fast-approaching Brexit day (assuming it is not all called off). We look at some of the changes in store for France this year

Councillor role and Brexit

The 900 British people who hold positions as town councillors in France will be able to retain them until at least the next local elections in 2020, whatever the outcome of Brexit.

Brexit updates - December 2018

Latest news on Brexit and Britons in France related issues

UK acts to help with healthcare

Britain has introduced a bill in which it offers to continue to pay for the healthcare of its state pensioners living abroad in the EU – including those moving after Brexit – and to keep funding EHICs for travellers.

French law will protect Britons in Brexit chaos

Draft deal ‘changes everything’ says ministry source

Brexit deal: What does it mean for Britons in France

Details emerged overnight of the deal that has now been reached in principle between the UK and the EU – here we look at what it means for British people in France.

‘Britons in France are the victims of Brexit’

In an exclusive interview, former UK ambassador Lord Ricketts tells Connexion how Britons living in France are victims of Brexit, saying he strongly believes that leaving the EU is wrong.

Don’t panic and cards will be valid, says ministry

Connexion has interviewed a senior Interior Ministry official about Britons in France and cartes de séjour

Health rights will remain after Brexit

The Connexion article Pensioners told healthcare rights run out on Brexit Day (September edition) contains inaccuracies.

Anxiety rising over Brexit ‘no deal’ scenario

Levels of concern for Britons living abroad in the EU are rising again as the possibility of a ‘no deal’ exit (with no transition period) appears more likely than ever.

How might Brexit affect pensions of Britons in France?

One benefit of the EU which is protected in the exit deal for existing expats (we are assuming this goes ahead as planned) is the EU pension aggregation system.

Deadline looms, EU refers to ‘cliff edge’ exit

The EU has stepped up preparations for a possible ‘no deal’ scenario with time very tight before the deadline for having a complete exit deal agreed before the next European Council summit on October 18.

Case that ‘could end Brexit’ heard today

A French lawyer’s case attacking the basis of the Brexit negotiations is being heard this morning in the General Court of the EU in Luxembourg.

Changes for second home owners

Second home owners not included under the agreed ‘exit deal’

France ‘should do more to prepare’

“Most member states have not started the process and many have not yet determined the procedures” said EU Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt

Rights deal not right yet

BiE say there are key areas which need improvement and fear citizens’ rights issues will be forgotten as the talks move on

Agreement reached on citizen rights after Brexit

Rights of 1million Britons living in EU27 countries, and 3million EU citizens in the UK guaranteed in breakthrough talks

Slow road to Brexit

I have just become a great-great-uncle and so welcome to the planet, baby Josephine! The birth was signalled by relatives in England as ‘7 lbs, 5 oz’. We should remind ourselves that Her Majesty’s government embarked well over 40 years ago upon a programme of metrication and subsequently allowed the process to run aground along the way.

MEPs fighting for quick solution to problems of expats

The risk of the UK leaving with no deal has lessened since the election, says Catherine Bearder, a British Lib Dem who is part of an MEP taskforce set up to fight for expat rights in the lead up to Brexit.