The UK without any doubt would be better off rejoining the EU. A legitimate debate is how to reach that point. One way is build a relationship that demonstrates the benefits . A better mobility arrangement serves this goal well.

Negotiating a longer or more flexible Schengen visa waiver than the current 90/180 will take time . Some may it will be impossible. Whatever the situation what we do know is that in France there is the scope and pathway to a better mobility arrangement.

The Député for the Haute-Loire has recognised the difficulty wild fires bring for everyone but, in particular, for home owners who have had a house for a long time in France. He has written Minister of the Interior in support of the call for more favourable visa rules.

Great to see support from French parliamentarians to change current mobility rules to enable property owners greater freedom to travel. Current rules are impractical when France places obligations on home owners to maintain their property & take defensive measures against wild fires.

Senatrice Josende has argued that a change in French visa rules is necessary as current short-stay limits ( ie 90 days in a rolling 180 ) prevent British and other third country nationals with a home in France owners from traveling freely to respond to unexpected emergencies like wild fires .

Following the recent wild fires Senatrice Lauriane Josende has called on the French government to introduce more flexible visa rules for British second home owners. She called for a targeted system to ease the strict limits imposed by the 90/180-day rule of the Schengen area.

Support for addressing mobility rules and in particular French visa rules comes from Senatrice Jossende who argues the 90/180 rule and the VLS-T process are impractical for property owners legally bound to maintain their properties and fulfill legal obligations.

Sénatrice Josende soutient que le changement des règles de visa est nécessaire parce que les limites actuelles de court séjour (90 /180) empêchent les propriétaires britanniques de voyager librement pour s'acquitter de ces responsabilités ou de réagir à des urgences inattendues

La sénatrice Lauriane Josende a appelé le gouvernement français à introduire des règles de visa plus flexibles pour les propriétaires de résidences secondaires britanniques.Elle a demandé un système ciblé pour alléger les limites strictes imposées par la règle des 90/180 jours de l'espace Schengen.

The 90 /180 rule is impractical not my words but those of Sénatrice Josende .

Contrary to what our critics say there is support for addressing the 90 /180 rule and there is recognition in France that the rule is impractical . Sénatrice Josende has called for change and equally said change needs to be for all third country nationals .

Sénatrice Josende has shown support for better mobility between France and the UK. She cited the recent wildfires pointing out that addressing the 90 /180 days issue is not about tourism but about legal responsibilities .

Sénatrice Josende told French Interior Minister that existing visa procedures & 90 day visa waiver appear “ill-suited” to property owners who may need to return “regularly or sometimes unpredictably” to manage and secure property and land.

The 90-in-180-day problem is one of the biggest untold Brexit stories. Millions of British people lost practical freedoms they had already built their lives around. Not theory. Not ideology. Real lives. Real homes. Real families. youtu.be/JYA3gVGxlnw #SaveFOM #RejoinEU

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The visitor arrangements won’t meet his needs as someone who lives part-year in Spain and as someone who travels frequently to other Schengen countries. If he were not living part-year in Spain, he’d have a full Schengen travel allowance. This is the 90-in-180-day problem he is facing.

Go to a wedding in Italy. You’ve just lost time in your home in Spain. That’s how the system works now. Ordinary life events come with a countdown timer attached.

The system assumes you’re a tourist. A quick trip. A short stay. But millions of Brits don’t live like that anymore. And now their lives don’t fit the rules.

Brexit didn’t just redraw borders—it quietly rationed people’s lives. 90 days here, 90 days there. Homes left empty. Families split by a calendar. Freedom of Movement wasn’t a luxury. It was how life actually worked. #Brexit #FreedomOfMovement

Before Brexit: You could build a life across countries. After Brexit: You have to ration your days between them. That’s not control. That’s restriction.

With global events strong EU–UK ties matter more than ever. EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and UK Europe Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds have said both sides are committed to building a forward-looking and reliable partnership that delivers for citizens.

1. Thread 🧵 Freedom of Movement wasn’t just a policy. It was a simple freedom: the ability to say yes. • Yes to a job. • Yes to love. • Yes to a new life in another country. When that freedom disappeared, something subtle but important changed.

Our critics say there is no 90 in 180 days problem . The EU Visa Strategy would however suggest otherwise. There is a recognition that the rule is disadvantageous to the EU as it impedes growth . ec.europa.eu/commission/p...?

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Recognition that the 90/180 rule is restrictive and needs to change for the benefit of the EU: gulfnews.com/world/europe...

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While Lord Frost blames the EU for the 90/180 problem it’s worth reminding folk that many of us who seek change regard his attitude not only as disingenuous but offensive.

Politics Live discussing impact of 90/180 on touring musicians. Sadly Lord Frost defending the Brexit Agreement and blaming the EU. Alex Sobel Labour MPfor Headingley challenged Frost.

I’m not surprised some EU27 citizens were traumatised by Brexit especially if they lost rights in the UK. Same for EEA/Swiss. But it’s wrong to assume UK citizens (also EU citizens at the time) were not equally traumatised by losing rights in 31 EU countries too.

If you can own a home, pay taxes, and contribute locally, being locked out of it for 90 days isn’t “border control”. It’s administrative cruelty.