Nicole is originally from Germany. Hemmo is Dutch. We visited Nicole, Hemmo and their children at their home in London just a few days before they moved to the Netherlands. Everything is already packed and ready to ship. ‘Leaving feels like a funeral’, says Nicole. This portrait is part of In the Shadow of Brexit,…
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“Will they take away a star from the EU flag?”: Portraits of EU families in London
Andrea is originally from Croatia. She moved to Britain when Croatia was outside the EU and the UK was still fully in. Simon is British. Seth and Emil are born in the UK and have a lot of ideas and questions on what may happen after Brexit. Portraits of EU families in London is a…
“A multicultural nation starts at nursery”: Portraits of EU families in London
Giovanna moved to London four years ago. Pietro was born a few months later. “A multicultural nation starts at nursery”, explains Umberto comparing his school experience in Italy with that of his son Pietro in London.
“It’s about our fEUture!”: A photo-essay on the #PeoplesVoteMarch
Brexit is changing the future of Britain in ways no one can yet fully foresee, but what we already know is enough to cause mass anxieties among millions of people. The consequences of the EU referendum are likely to be felt for generations to come. So it is no surprise that there were so many…
Brexit fatigue: Diary of an EU citizen in the UK (28)
I have kept quiet lately on Brexit. Somehow I needed a break from it and the endless series of press conferences and leaks, grand posturing and ego-pleasing bravados, real or alleged negotiation failures, and the whole set of uncertainties that they project on us, EU nationals in Britain. By now it is clear that the…
EU citizenship: talking across borders
Nando Sigona is interviewed by Michaela Benson (Goldsmiths, University of London) for the Brexit Brits Abroad podcast series exploring commonalities and differences in the experiences of EU nationals in Britain and Brits in Europe. How do we rethink questions of identity and belonging in a dramatically changed and changing political landscape? In the conversation, Nando and…
Undocumented Germans? Diary of an EU citizen in the UK
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I am in Brussels today, participating in a workshop organised by The Greens in the European Parliament. A few blocks away the British ambassador Sir Tim Barrow has just delivered the Article 50 notification signed by the British PM. My workshop is not about Brexit. I am here to discuss how…
EU families & Eurochildren in Brexiting Britain 