European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called for British employees of the EU to be granted Belgian citizenship following Brexit. Juncker urged Belgian prime minister Charles Michel to consider conferring Belgian nationality on the two British nationals who work for the EU in Brussels, and who will lose their EU rights come March 2019. Michel has agreed to look into the matter further. "They deserve it", said Juncker.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called for British employees of the EU to be granted Belgian citizenship following Brexit. Juncker urged Belgian prime minister Charles Michel to consider conferring Belgian nationality on the nearly 1,000 British nationals who work for the EU in Brussels, and who will lose their EU rights come March 2019. Michel has agreed to look into the matter further. "They deserve it", said Juncker.