Those citizens and their family members shall be able to exercise directly their rights derived from EU law and protected by the withdrawal agreement, including through smooth and simple administrative procedures and the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union, said the document.
As regards Ireland, the Council acknowledged that there has been some progress on convergence on principles and objectives regarding protection of the Good Friday Agreement and maintenance of the Common Travel Area.
It invites the Union negotiator to pursue further refinement of these principles, taking into account the major challenge that Britain's withdrawal represents, including as regards avoidance of a hard border, and therefore expecting Britain to present and commit to flexible and imaginative solutions called for by the unique situation of Ireland, said the document.
The document noted that while Britain has stated that it will honor its financial obligations taken during its membership, this has not yet been translated into a firm and concrete commitment from Britain to settle all of these obligations.
MAY EXERTS ROUNDS OF CHARM OFFENSE
Prior to the issue of the document, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters that he doesn't want a no deal scenario and wants to reach a good deal with Britain.
He made the remarks during a press conference co-chaired with President of the European Council Donald Tusk after a close-door EU27 roundtable meeting on Brexit without Britain.
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