Harry Shindler 1922-2023

British in Europe is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the great Harry Shindler OBE in Italy at the age of 101.Harry led a truly remarkable life and leaves as his...
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Voting Rights: Update at the end of Phase 1

The first phase of BiE's Voting Rights project to allow UK citizens outside the UK to vote has been successfully completed.
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Reclaiming Our Vote

Reclaiming our votes: British in Europe starts work on the final steps to restoring voting rights for disenfranchised UK citizens overseas.Currently, an estimated 3.4 million...
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Reply to BiE's letter to the UK Government

British in Europe has received a reply to our letter dated 12 January 2022. We wrote to four Secretaries of State to explain that we were reluctantly closing our virtual doors...
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European Commission Updates on BiE advocacy

Two important updates covering elements of BiE's advocacy for UK nationals have been published by the European Commission:1) Entering/Leaving Schengen (including passport...
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UK Universities: Home Fees & Student Finance

Britain’s exit from the European Union threatened the end of access to home fees for British nationals/family members of British nationals resident in the European Economic...
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'Reasonable grounds' for late applications

Since 2017 the right of UK nationals returning with non-UK family members has been a source of concern. While completely within the gift of the UK, and outside the remit of the...
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INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS - ENFORCEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

As BiE is now in the process of winding down, we want to make sure that our members have as much information as possible about how they can enforce their individual rights...
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