“There will be no more cases like this.” The British ambassador to Italy said it, Jill Morris, during the hearing in the Chamber’s Foreign Affairs Committee, in reference to the group of European citizens, including Italians, held in immigration centers and then repatriated after trying to enter the UK for work without the necessary visa or status of residence provided by the EU Settlement Scheme.
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“We fully acknowledge the concerns these cases have raised,” the ambassador said. After the incident, “I can assure you that the government reacted quickly, it changed the rules because we want to avoid these cases, we want to prevent citizens from being detained. The government made it clear to border officials that they should allow these people to stay with them. friends or relatives while they are organizing the return “, he added, pointing out that the United Kingdom remains open. “We want Italian citizens to come to work and study. You can stay six months without a visa. We have introduced facilitated channels for visas for students and also for entrepreneurs, scientists, researchers and we also have a goal of increasing plus the level of international students, “he explained.
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“Obviously the situation is different, but it does not mean that the UK is closed. We continue our efforts, our commitment to work with the embassies in London so that EU citizens have all the information they need before they go,” he concluded.
An intense collaboration is underway between the United Kingdom and Italy for the drafting of a bilateral cooperation agreement. As highlighted by Ambassador Morris, this is the first agreement of its kind between the United Kingdom and Italy, a document of a strategic nature essential for bilateral relations in the near future.
“On the trade front, the relationship between the United Kingdom and Italy is strong and we want it to continue to strengthen further. After exiting the Customs Union and the European Single Market – underlined Morris – companies will have to continue to adapt. to new processes and changes in the way we trade with the EU “.
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