Euro Cafe Berkshire

Welcome to Euro Cafe Berkshire. Euro Cafe is a friendship cafe for EU citizens and pro-Europeans in Berkshire.

[the3million @the3million]

📢Last night the House of Lords emphatically passed a motion of regret on another 2.5 million people now being subject to digital-ONLY right to work/rent checks, without assessing the impact on affected citizens, and without heeding clear warnings from earlier assessments.

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[the3million @the3million]

📢 Updated EU Settlement Scheme statistics are out. In January, we are seeing:

👉 the highest % to date of refused, withdrawn or invalid applications - a whopping 34%
👉 continued low processing rate; the backlog of 315,000 applications will take 24 months to clear at this rate

[the3million @the3million]

📢📢BREAKING: The Government has announced today that someone with a past CSI gap will now NOT lose family reunion rights if they naturalise as a dual EU-British citizen.

Thank you @SarahLudford for bringing this amendment today.

[the3million @the3million]

You can learn more about the work we are doing on our website: https://t.co/SEFTGi0bwL

Learn more about the Bill here: https://t.co/VpN5wuNRgC

and stay involved in campaigns!

[the3million @the3million]

For a long time, we have been asking for a physical backup of status.
Thank you @Meg_HillierMP for brilliantly explaining the reasons why a digital-only system is not enough.
Amendment NC9 was debated during the Nationality and Borders Bill's report stage.
Watch the speech here:

[the3million @the3million]

📢📢Get writing!

A cross-party amendment has been tabled by @Meg_HillierMP to the Nationality and Borders bill, asking for physical proof of status for EU citizens.

Very short 🧵on how to write, and other important info about the bill.

[Daisy Cooper MP 🔶 @libdemdaisy]

This is encouraging for the @the3million!
In response to my Q👇@ukhomeoffice has confirmed it’s *looking* at using COVID certification QR code tech to provide *printed proof* of immigration status for EU citizens #SettlementScheme

[the3million @the3million]

"I’d like to see The Elections Bill amended to include a modern franchise – the right to vote for all residents in local elections in England and Northern Ireland, just like happens in Scotland and Wales already."

@alexandrabulat in @MetroUK ✒️

https://t.co/W5qghkxnvV

[the3million @the3million]

Do you feel passionate about EU citizens' rights in the UK? Do you have a strong track record in a charity or NGO delivering impactful communications based on lived experience? If you answered yes, please apply today to join @the3million staff team
https://t.co/Fq6Rh7hvtQ #Jobs

[Euro Cafe Berkshire @EuroCafeBerks]

@NicolasHatton @TwitterSupport Could happen to anyone, thanks for being transparent about what happened and good luck getting back online

[Matt Rodda @MattRodda]

🚨 | EU SETTLED STATUS ONLINE CHECK | 🚨

The grace period for EUSS has ended. Employers, landlords and service providers are allowed, and in many cases required to ask for proof of settled status.

EU citizens in Reading and Woodley, check your status online below 👇 (1/4)

[the3million @the3million]

Some of the faces behind the cases.

The cases that make it into the media are given priority and sorted, but what about the thousands of others?

https://t.co/yYZi0Rrd0i

[the3million @the3million]

💥Awesome start to our letter writing campaign!💥

If you agree EVERYONE should be able to prove their rights, please join our #ProofEqualityNow campaign and write a letter!

"Digital by default should not mean digital by exclusion"
(a recent quote from a govt official)

[the3million @the3million]

❓Do you wish you had a simple printable proof of (pre-)settled status?

❗️💥The technology exists - addressing all the Govt's concerns of cost, security & 'digital by default'.

Sunday afternoon task:
📩write to your MP/ members of the House of Lords.

https://t.co/g2Rp1AYcje

[the3million @the3million]

📢JOIN THE CAMPAIGN:
⚠️COVID-19 vaccination status:✅ a secure printable certificate is possible | Settled status:❌ NOT POSSIBLE
Write to your MP and demand #ProofEqualityNow for EU citizens.
https://t.co/g2Rp1AYcje

[Darshna Soni @darshnasoni]

Tonight on #C4News - the Home Office says the EU settlement scheme will provide people with a secure, digital status - but @the3million tell us computer glitches mean many who’ve been granted settled status can’t prove it. My report with @Stanleigh77 and @jogandshuttle at 7pm:

[the3million @the3million]

"We need legislation to suspend the hostile environment, really.” @monlouhawk in @guardian today about the EUSS application deadline. Read more: https://t.co/7eCE6ZUvHH

[the3million @the3million]

📢📢 It's the final month to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

1 July everything changes for those who've not applied.
🔹no right to work
🔹no right to rent
🔹NHS charges for non-emergency hospital treatment

Please apply and tell others.

Short thread with useful links ⬇️

[Euro Cafe Berkshire @EuroCafeBerks]

Immigrants cannot be exempt from data protection rules. A victory for fair treatment for all.

[the3million @the3million]

Immigration Exemption judged unlawful, excessive, wrong by Court of Appeal - https://t.co/COZGloGxTx