[Sticks]

They voted for him because he was not Jeremy Corbyn.

People would have voted for Adolf Hitler or Jack the Ripper because they were not Jeremy Corbyn...

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Sticks

They voted for him because he was not Jeremy Corbyn.

People would have voted for Adolf Hitler

To be fair, he shares a lot of ideas about how to treat non-white people, with Boris voters.

[The Slim Reaper]

[arista]

[Nicky91]

https://www.thelocal.de/20200921/how...ple-in-germany

As the end of the Brexit transition period looms, the UK has so far failed to negotiate access to the European passporting scheme for banks - here's what that means if you are British and live in Germany.

Over the weekend it was reported that, with just three months to go until the Brexit transition period ends, the UK has so far not managed to negotiate a continuation of EU banking rules - known as passporting.

This means that all UK banks will need to apply for new banking licences to provide certain services in each of the 27 different EU countries.

And some banks have apparently decided that this is not worth the hassle in certain EU countries and have begun writing to their British customers registered as living abroad to inform them that they will be closing their accounts or cancelling their credit cards.

Here we take a closer look at the situation for British people living in Germany, and other parts of the EU.

Is it all banks?

No, it's important to be clear that there is no blanket closure of accounts for all Brits living abroad, it depends on who you bank with and the type of account you have.

Essentially applying for new licences will create a lot more admin for banks.

Banks already have to do this for many non-EU countries so clearly it is possible to do. But it seems that some banks are deciding that it's not worth the hassle of doing this for all 27 countries in the EU separately, especially ones where they only have a few customers.

As a country that has a large number of British people living here (estimates vary at around 117,000) there is a good chance that some banks will decided that it is worth their while to negotiate a licence with Germany.

Is it all account types?

No. Again, this depends on the type of account you have, with straightforward current/checking accounts less likely to be closed. It could also be the case that certain products become unavailable - for example our sister site The Local France said many Barclaycard customers in France reported being told that they will no longer be able to use their card.

We were also contacted by a Barclaycard customer in Germany who'd been told a similar thing.

Is it only if I use my German address?

Many British people living in Germany use a 'care of' address in the UK for their banking, for example the address of a family member who will forward on all correspondence they receive.

At this stage it seems that only people who have officially changed their address to a German one are receiving letters from their bank.

Can I challenge my bank's decision?

Banks are free to decide what products they offer and to who, but their decisions can be challenged via the Financial Ombudsman Service - find out more about the procedure to file a complaint here.

The UK government told British newspaper The Times that "the provision of banking services is a commercial decision for firms based on a number of factors" so Brits living in the EU probably shouldn't hold their breath for any help from that direction.

Which banks?

Here's a look at what we know so far. We'll update this as we get more responses from banks.

Santander - the Spanish banking giant said it was keeping the situation under constant review but told The Local: "We have no current plans to close any of our retail [personal banking] or corporate accounts.”

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[joeysteele]

A very rare thing for me here.
Never thought I'd agree with former PM Theresa May on anything.
However I agreed with every word she said in parliament yesterday on the Government's bill as to possibly breaking international law and treaties.

[Nicky91]

also a meeting about EU-Budget, #NextGenerationEU

to build a greener, more digital and resilient Europe

[The Slim Reaper]

More project fear. No one tries to justify any of this crap anymore.

[arista]

[EU leaders' summit postponed as guard tests positive for Covid-19
A two-day EU leaders' summit due to start on Thursday has been
postponed until 1 October after a security guard
tested positive for Covid-19.
European Council President Charles Michel
has to quarantine, as he and the
guard were "in close contact early last week",
spokesman Barend Leyts tweeted.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54251397

[The Slim Reaper]

Incompetence

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Incompetence

Yes but now
Grayling is no longer in the Cabinet


And Bankrupt is the case for many
at this Covid Time.
And That Company was well Dodgy.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes but now
Grayling is no longer in the Cabinet

They're still incompetent. More tax payer money wasted.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

They're still incompetent. More tax payer money wasted.

Yes They Were.
Under that Female PM

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes They Were.
Under that Female PM

The sex of the pm is irrelevant. They are far worse now after purging the competent members for brexit and Johnson weirdos. You can't be happy with how this government is performing. All of project fear being proved true, disastrous handling of covid, no deal on the way...

[arista]

[The Slim Reaper]

All brexiteers have is "you lost the referendum", whilst every single thing we warned about has come true. She still didn't answer the question.

[The Slim Reaper]

I didn't see this on the side of a bus

[Nicky91]

[The Slim Reaper]

Kexit trending!

[bitontheslide]

As a kent resident i'm looking forward to the impending gridlock

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

As a kent resident i'm looking forward to the impending gridlock

They must put down
loads of Porta-loo's

[Nicky91]

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/0...ill-be-closed/

Lloyds Bank closes accounts for British people living in Netherlands

[Ammi]

Brexit: MPs approve controversial UK Internal Market Bill

Boris Johnson has seen MPs approve his controversial Brexit legislation, which ministers have admitted could lead to the UK breaching international law.

The UK Internal Market Bill, which has provoked a furious row with the European Union, had its third reading passed by the House of Commons in a vote on Tuesday night, with a government majority of 84.

It means the proposed legislation, which has now cleared all its Commons stages, will move to the House of Lords.

The prime minister had ploughed ahead with the bill, parts of which will give ministers the power to override the Brexit divorce deal, despite the EU's call for him to withdraw those measures from the proposed legislation by the end of the month.

Brussels has warned it will "not be shy" in taking legal action if the UK government does not agree to the demand.


...full article...

https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-mp...-bill-12085505

[reece(:]

[joeysteele]

He got a strong overall majority in the election in December.
On only less than 44% of the votes cast.

However because of that he can effectively do as he likes, immaterial of right or wrong.
If his more gutless MPs support him.

This just shows all that remains wrong with our outdated and unrepresentative voting system.

No doubt he'll be pleased with himself.
A sad day for what is presently the whole of the UK however.