Petition · past parliament
Accept proposal for UK nationals to keep “associate” EU citizenship after Brexit
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
European Parliament chief negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has put forward a proposal for British nationals to keep “associate” EU citizenship after Brexit if they individually want to.
Mr Verhofstadt says he says he will be putting the idea on the table in EU negotiations and including it in his mandate. Such a proposal, if enacted would allow Brits to keep some of the benefits of European Union citizenship. This petition simply requests the UK Brexit team and the UK government to work with and accept any such proposal.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Dec 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.