UK Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the attacks on Polish communities following the Brexit vote on 23rd June, and sought to reassure all Poles who now live in Britain that they are welcome.
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At a joint news conference with May, Szydlo said: “Our role in future talks will be to make sure we agree on terms that will provide the best conditions for Poles living in Britain, since a vast number of them want to stay there”.
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“And that’s why we should take time for these negotiations so that both sides can identify their objectives and opportunities”, said May, chosen by the governing Conservative Party to be premier in the aftermath of Britain’s shock vote to leave.
Speaking in Bratislava with her Slovakian counterpart, Robert Fico, Mrs May refused to be drawn on the specific deal that could be done for Britain, amid suggestions from some of her cabinet that Britain could leave the EU customs union.
She said: “In the face of the ongoing terrorist attacks in Europe, it is vital that countries like the United Kingdom and Poland continue to counter Daesh in Iraq and Syria”.
Mr Fico called for Mrs May to set out her vision of the UK’s future relationship with the European Union before triggering the Article 50 process, which begins a two-year countdown to Brexit.
“Once we have left the European Union we will continue to work with our partners across Europe, indeed Brexit is an opportunity to intensify those relationships”.
She’s set to head further east on Thursday, following swift meetings with the leaders of Ireland, Germany, France and Italy. “But I hope that this is an issue that we can address early on”.
After Brexit, the situation of EU citizens living in Britain will be regulated basing on the principle of reciprocity, and will be same as the situation of British people living within the EU, Szydlo said.
In searching to solve the riddle of how to restrict European Union migrants’ freedom to live and work in Britain but retain access to the EU’s single market for goods and services, politicians have picked over how other outsiders interact with the bloc.
“It remains to be seen how the uncertainty around the impact of the Brexit vote will feed through to pay settlements, but we are likely to see pay awards remaining subdued for many months to come”, XpertHR’s Sheila Attwood said.
“We value the contribution they make to our country”.
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In the letter, seen by New Scientist, the prime minister says that she is setting up UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a body to oversee the UK’s research councils, in response to Nurse’s recommendations in a review published previous year.
