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marcliff wrote on Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:05pm:
And there we go again, playing the victim card. The fact this rule applies to all those countries that are not in the EU or EEA but can travel visa free seems to have gone whoosh right over your head.
The EU bent over backwards to ensure those legally (note the word legally) living in the EU before UK left were granted all the rights they already enjoyed. They made sure each country advertised the procedures, made changing from EU to citizen to non EU citizen extremely easy and made each count...
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...ry submit documentation to show how they were doing it. Even had roadshows (poorly attended) by mayors and even the King and Queen travelled to a few to show how well valued the legal British citizens were in Spain. And ensuring reciprocal tax and health protocols were re done by the individual countries. That Boris didn't want to discuss how the 90/180 rule would affect Brits shows the UK government cared less about its own citizens than the EU did.
A record number of properties were sold to foreigners in the Alicante province last year, the airport has broken records every month this year for arrivals and the hotels on the coast are at their highest level of occupancy for over 6 years so where the other statement about lack of people spending comes from is also ridiculous.
It was well known the rules would change if UK left the EU which they did. That people ignored it and now say stupid things like "and punish Brits for leaving the EU" just shows the incredible level of ignorance some people show.
FYI, it does not just apply to the Brits regardless of how "speshul" you seem to think you are.
You know as well as i know that the EU do not and did not apply the rules accross the board, be honest and admit it.
Post brexit the rules did not change, pre brexit Brits came and went and stayed as long as they wanted, same as other nationals from other countries, the citizens from other countries are still coming and going as they please, no victim card required, just an honest assessment of the situation and facts so no victim card required.
And yes i do feel sorry for the Brits that bought holiday homes that they cannot use as they please but once again its not Britain that is stopping them, its the EU.
