LIBE - EMPL - PETI Joint Hearing on “Citizens’ rights after Brexit”, Brussels - Main contents
| date | February 1, 2018 14:00 - 18:05 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i  |
| station | EbS |
| attending | (Claude) Moraes i, (Roberto) Gualtieri i, (Marita) Ulvskog i, (Barbara) Spinelli i et al. |
| organisation | European Parliament (EP) i, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) i, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) i, Committee on Petitions (PETI) i |
The situation and rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the Member States of the Union post Brexit is one of the most important issues in the Brexit negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Commission.
The European Parliament has called for the withdrawal agreement to incorporate the full set of rights citizens currently enjoy and to ensure reciprocity, equity, symmetry and non-discrimination for EU citizens in the United Kingdom and UK citizens in the European Union.
On 1 February 2018 the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Petitions will hold a public hearing to take stock of the situation on citizens' rights after the announcement in December 2017 that sufficient progress has been achieved in the negotiations for the withdrawal agreement.
Last updated: 31-01-2018
Contents
The European Parliament is the EU's law-making body. It is directly elected by EU voters every 5 years.
What does the Parliament do?
The Parliament has 3 main roles:
Legislative
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-Passing EU laws, together with the Council of the EU, based on European Commission proposals
The committee on Employment & Social Affairs is responsible for:
The Parliamentary Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs is responsible for:
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1.The protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
The parliamentary committee on Petitions is responsible for:
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-Petitions lodged by citizens of the European Union;
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-Relations with the European Ombudsman.