EU citizenship directive

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I am writing to you on behalf of the British colleagues working within our school.  You will understand that a number of us are becoming concerned about Brexit and its potential negative impact on our ability to stay, live and work under the same conditions as we have enjoyed previously, post-Brexit.

One solution to this has been proposed and supported for consultation by the EU.  It is called the E.U. citizenship initiative and it would help us dramatically.  Information about this can be found at this link: http://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/initiatives/ongoing/details/2018/000003

The initiative concerns: 'EU citizens elect the European Parliament and participate in its work, thus exercising treaty rights, enhancing Union democracy, and reinforcing its citizenship. Noting the ECJ’s view of Union citizenship as a ‘fundamental status’ of nationals of Member States, and that Brexit will strip millions of EU citizens of this status and their vote in European elections, requests the Commission propose means to avoid risk of collective loss of EU citizenship and rights, and assure all EU citizens that, once attained, such status is permanent and their rights acquired.'

There is a way of showing your approval for this initiative, by signing here: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/002/public/#/initiative

Please consider signing this initiative on our behalf.  We are all committed Europeans mostly with the intention of staying in Belgium and teaching your children into the future.  Please help us to do so.

Best wishesMarie-Claire Cavanagh