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Non-EU citizens can only spend a total of 90 days over an 180-day period in the whole of the European Union.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Articles like this are so disingenuous. UK news has been reporting things like this for several years now, always trying to make it sound like it’s us mean old continental Europeans who are forcing our evil rules on the poor blameless Britons. As opposed to being the exact thing they themselves voted for. Hello and fuck you from sunny Portugal, dear Brexit voters!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On this specific issue, I doubt there is much overlap between those that voted to leave and those that own properties outside of England (either vacation homes or just not living in the country).

[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago

Remember that the Express is a pro-Brexit, pro-Tory newspaper. And that their level of journalism is questionable at best.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago

Of course a Brexit-supporting rag is now complaining when the EU enforces the rules which Brexit means Britons now have to abide by. Caveat emptor you fucking idiots.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wonder how big the crossover is between Brits rich enough to own a vacation home and brexit yes voters.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

~~The Venn diagram is a circle~~

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You've made your bed, now go lie in it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

After you move it back to the UK, that is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Pootin's metal spiky bed

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I love that the best example they can find is a couple who spend only 140 days a year in France, despite the rules allowing 160 days a year. They obviously only go there for particular seasons: They're not residents, they're tourists

They're also not actually prevented from continuing to do it, and despite how important this is said to be to them, it was just "too much hassle"