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In the French village of Eymet, in the Dordogne, British people resigned to Brexit
That’s it, the UK has officially left the European Union. An agreement was reached between the two parties on December 24 to settle the terms of Brexit. What will be the changes for the British living in France? With our special correspondent in Eymet, Murielle Paradon In the medieval village of Eymet, it is not uncommon to hear English spoken. One in five inhabitants here is British. So Brexit is inevitably in all conversations. And this exit from the European Union is badly experienced by most of these English residents like Andrew: “Everything will become difficult, we will no longer be able to come and go to the United Kingdom as often and as easily as when we were members of the European Union. So it’s a very sad time for us. Malcolm is retired. He has lived in the village for 15 years. But, like all Britons, he will now have to have a residence permit to stay in France. “We have just applied for our residence permit, I hope that will be enough. And then we will be able to keep the French social security system, because we were there before Brexit, so that should help us. “Administrative hassles due to Brexit but also an opportunity for some. Alister has just moved to Eymet with his wife, fleeing the stress of London. “We arrived here 3 weeks ago, just before Brexit which we think is a very bad thing for the UK. We always wanted to buy a house in France. So we took the plunge, we love the country, we will work here, pay our taxes and contribute to the French economy. We are happy to be here. »Happy but saddened that his country has chosen to leave the European Union. ► See also: Brexit: what changes (or not) for trade on January 1
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