korolev wrote: ↑Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:56 pm
I'm 55 and hoping to retire soon with a decent-ish pension. I'd like to buy a place in Western Crete, just got to tip the Mrs into agreeing (she's about 60/40 against at the mo but nothing's written in stone).
My Brexit preps are centred around this; if, and it's a big if, the EU make Brits jump through hoops to move abroad, I will apply for Italian citizenship. I know I am eligible du to my great-great-grandfather and I have a couple of grand put aside to pay for an immigration lawyer to get all the documents and sort it for me.
As an Italian citizen I would then have freedom of movement.
What a pullaver though...
We spent a lovely 6 months in Spain where I worked as a fishing guide and my wife got her degree as a rather mature student and became a teacher. I had the chance to become a partner in the business, and Mrs J fancied teaching English, as she speaks rather good Spanish and French. Then we had the vote, and that put the kaibosh on that! Shame, as it was a lovely lifestyle.So that is is free movement and residency knackered.
Regarding trading with 60 million odd Brits, it is a large customer base. However, unless we sort a deal, we will have to fall upon the mercy of the WTO, and their rather heavy duty tariff system which will not make us the most competitive nation. Of course, according to my trade union, our leaders will sweep away those nasty EU rules,Red Tape according to them, like the Working Timw Directive. That was a rule brought in by the evil EU
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that meant Brits, for the first time EVER, had the right to paid holidays enshrined in law. But who would want such nasty things as holidays imposed upon them!
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