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Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)
Wed May 8, 2019, 04:03 PM May 2019

UK and Ireland's Common Travel Area to continue after Brexit

(If Brexit happens).

DUBLIN (Reuters) - The United Kingdom and Ireland signed a deal on Wednesday that ensures their citizens will retain the right to live and work in each other’s countries after Britain leaves the European Union...

... Under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on Wednesday, free movement of people between Britain and Ireland, and mutual access for citizens to social security, health and education will continue after Brexit.

The CTA also enshrines a reciprocal right for citizens to vote in local and national parliamentary elections. Until now, the CTA’s provisions were found in disparate pieces of legislation and bilateral administrative agreements, while some overlapped with EU rules.

“The CTA is a practical demonstration of the enduring strength of the British-Irish relationship and of our people-to-people ties,” said Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney, who signed the deal in London with British Prime Minister Theresa May’s de facto deputy David Lidington...

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-ireland/uk-and-irelands-common-travel-area-to-continue-after-brexit-idUKKCN1SE1QA
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