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Number of Britons leaving for Europe hits a 10-year high

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Britons in Europe spoke of the importance of an actively European identity to themThe number of British citizens leaving for European Union countries is at a 10-year high, with the rate of departure accelerating since the referendum, new research has revealed.According to initial findings of a report on the migration of UK citizens, 84,000 people are expected to leave Britain for another EU nation this year, compared with 59,000 in 2008. It found that about 11,500 people moved from the UK to Germany in 2018, compared with more than 8,500 in 2008. Continue reading...

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Simon Rattle decries Brexit as he applies for German citizenship

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Conductor laments impact on UK musicians’ careers and describes application as ‘absolute necessity’The conductor Simon Rattle,...
Conductor laments impact on UK musicians’ careers and describes application as ‘absolute necessity’The conductor Simon Rattle, who announced this week that he was cutting short his tenure at Britain’s leading orchestra to return to Germany, has applied for German citizenship after Brexit.The Liverpool-born musician lamented the barriers thrown up by Britain’s departure from the European Union to the careers of young musicians who had...
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Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen by 30% since Brexit vote

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Exclusive: crisis has led to 500% increase in Britons taking up citizenship in an EU stateThe...
Exclusive: crisis has led to 500% increase in Britons taking up citizenship in an EU stateThe number of British nationals emigrating to other EU countries has risen by 30% since the Brexit referendum, with half making their decision to leave in the first three months after the vote, research has found.Analysis of data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat...
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Brexit fuels brain drain as skilled Britons head to the EU

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A British-German study uncovers huge changes in migration patterns of UK citizens since 2016 referendum Brexit...
A British-German study uncovers huge changes in migration patterns of UK citizens since 2016 referendum Brexit has sparked an exodus of economically productive people from the UK to European Union nations on a scale that would normally be expected only as a result of a major economic or political crisis, according to a detailed new study.Using a combination of official statistics across the EU...
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