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Title: perhaps the future ?
Post by Nosocks on Jul 4^th, 2013 at 10:22am

http://www.tumbit.com/news/articles/7565-expats-may-have-to-return-home-if-britain-leaves-eu.html

Title: Re: perhaps the future ?
Post by Pondgirl on Jul 4^th, 2013 at 12:58pm

Complicated even more if Catalonia secedes from Spain.

You would hope that whichever political party is in power if Britain ever leaves the EU realise that it would be less expensive to continue to support retired ex-pats already living in other European countries rather having them all return penniless.

Title: Re: perhaps the future ?
Post by ddspain on Jul 4^th, 2013 at 1:19pm

Wishful thinking, I would imagine.
If they can stuff you, they usually will.

Title: Re: perhaps the future ?
Post by Pondgirl on Jul 4^th, 2013 at 2:32pm

Yeah but they would be stuffing themselves if a million to two million needy pensioners turned up back in the UK with no means of support. Still, since when has any gvernment member worried about anything involving 'ordinary' peole eh?

Title: Re: perhaps the future ?
Post by Fuerte2012 on Jul 4^th, 2013 at 9:17pm

First question might be what would the Spanish government's reaction be, as our right to reside here is because of our membership of the EU