Now the lead EU Brexit negotiatior is saying he supports the idea of associate citizenship and it might even be free for anyone who applies for it. However, they will obviously still have to vote on it.
http://news.sky.com/story/britons-could-...s-10672332
http://news.sky.com/story/britons-could-...s-10672332
Quote:Britons could pay to retain the benefits of European Union citizenship after Brexit under plans being considered by MEPs.
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's lead Brexit negotiator, said he backed the proposal to allow UK citizens to "opt in" individually to EU membership.
Under the scheme, Britons would pay an annual fee to benefit from free movement around the EU, the right to reside in other European countries under existing rules and the right to vote in EU elections.
"Many say 'we don't want to cut our links'," Mr Verhofstadt told The Times.
"I like the idea that people who are European citizens and saying they want to keep it have the possibility of doing so. As a principle I like it."
Charles Goerens, an MEP from Luxembourg who put forward the idea, says the scheme could even be free for Britons.
He said: "If it is adopted, it must be a voluntary request made by each UK citizen.
"It was thought at the very beginning that they should have to pay a fee but that is a detail. Paying a fee or not is not the essence."