Guarantee legal rights as EU citizens under four freedoms in Lisbon Treaty

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The legal status of UK referendum is advisory. The four freedoms set out in the Lisbon Treaty and Charter of Fundamental Rights are legally binding. The right to live, work and retire in another EU country are fundamental rights & cannot be reversed on a non-legal basis

THE rights conferred in the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Lisbon Treaty are legally enshrined. These include the four freedoms. The suppression of these legal rights conferred to EU citizens on the basis of a referendum with non legally-binding status should be illegal. Nation states can withdraw from the Treaty but the rights conferred to individuals should not be withdrawn without a proper legal basis.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

EU citizenship is the responsibility of the EU, not the UK Government and Parliament. If you would like the UK Government to negotiate to try to ensure that UK citizens can opt to keep EU citizenship, you might like to sign this petition:

Negotiate the possiblity of British citizens opting to keep their EU citizenship

Timeline

25 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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