1 For the attention of: Antonio Tajani President of the European Parliament Michel Barnier Donald Tusk Guy Verhofstadt Maria Arena, S&D, Belgium Laima Andrikiene, EPP, Lithuania Petras Auštrevicius, ALDE, Lithuania Wim van de Camp, EPP, Netherlands Birgit Collin-Langen, EPP, Germany Thierry Cornillet, ALDE, France Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, S&D, Spain Éric Andrieu, S&D, France Margrete Auken, Greens, Denmark Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, ALDE, Spain Brando Benifei, S&D, Italy Pervenche Berès, S&D, France Franc Bogovic, EPP, Slovenia Michal Boni, EPP, Poland Mercedes Bresso, S&D, Italy Elmar Brok, EPP, Germany Udo Bullmann, S&D, Germany Rainer Bütikofer, Greens, Germany Daniel Caspary, EPP, Germany Silvia Costa, S&D, Italy Mady Delvaux-Stehres, S&D, Luxembourg Christian Ehler, EPP, Germany Tanja Fajon, S&D, Slovenia José Inácio Faria, EPP, Portugal Fredrick Federley, ALDE, Sweden 2 Karl-Heinz Florenz, EPP, Germany Eugen Freund, S&D, Austria Michael Gahler, EPP, Germany Evelyne Gebhardt, S&D, Germany Stefan Gehrold, EPP, Germany Jens Geier, S&D, Germany Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, S&D, Poland Jens Gieseke, EPP, Germany Ana Maria Gomes, S&D, Portugal Maria Grapini, S&D, Romania Karoline Graswander-Hainz, S&D, Austria Ingeborg Gräßle, EPP, Germany Enrique Guerrero Salom, S&D, Spain Sylvie Guillaume, S&D, France Marian Harkin, ALDE, Ireland Rebecca Harms, Greens, Germany Gunnar Hökmark, EPP, Sweden Peter Jahr, EPP, Germany Benedek Jávor, Greens, Hungary Agnes Jongerius, S&D, Netherlands Petra Kammerevert, S&D, Germany Karin Kadenbach, S&D, Austria Eva Kaili, S&D, Greece Dietmar Köster, S&D, Germany Jeppe Kofod, S&D, Denmark Peter Kouroumbashev, S&D, Bulgaria Andrej Kowatschew, EPP, Bulgaria Constanze Krehl, S&D, Germany Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, S&D, Finland Miltiadis Kyrkos, S&D, Greece Ilhan Kyuchyuk, ALDE, Bulgaria 3 Philippe Lamberts, Greens, Belgium Werner Langen, EPP, Germany Jo Leinen, S&D, Germany Boguslaw Liberadzki, S&D, Poland Peter Liese, EPP, Germany Norbert Lins, EPP, Germany Andrejs Mamikins, S&D, Latvia Thomas Mann, EPP, Germany Florent Marcellesi, Greens, Spain António Marinho e Pinto, ALDE, Portugal Gesine Meissner, ALDE, Germany Tilly Metz, Greens, Luxembourg Miroslavs Mitrofanovs, Greens, Latvia Marlene Mizzi, S&D, Malta Angelika Mlinar, ALDE, Austria Csaba Molnár, S&D, Hungary Momchil Nekov, S&D, Bulgaria Norbert Neuser, S&D, Germany Dan Nica, S&D, Romania Angelika Niebler, EPP, Germany Péter Niedermüller, S&D, Hungary Ivari Padar, S&D, Estonia Pier Antonio Panzeri, S&D, Italy Emilian Pavel, S&D, Romania Morten Helveg Petersen, ALDE, Denmark Markus Pieper, EPP, Germany Georgi Pirinski, S&D, Bulgaria Pavel Poc, S&D, Czechia Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, EPP, Germany Dennis Radtke, EPP, Germany Jozo Radoš, ALDE, Croatia 4 Evelyn Regner, S&D, Austria Terry Reintke, Greens, Germany Christine Revault d’Allonnes-Bonnefoy, S&D, France Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, S&D, Spain Manuel dos Santos, S&D, Portugal Judith Sargentini, Greens, Netherlands Petri Sarvamaa, EPP, Finland Elly Schlein, S&D, Italy Sven Schulze, EPP, Germany Joachim Schuster, S&D, Germany Ricardo Serrão Santos, S&D, Portugal Peter Simon, S&D, Germany Davor Škrlec, Greens, Croatia Monika Smolková, S&D, Slovakia Bart Staes, Greens, Belgium Sergei Stanishev, S&D, Bulgaria Ivan Štefanec, EPP, Slovakia Andreas Schwab, EPP, Germany Renate Sommer, EPP, Germany Tibor Szanyi, S&D, Hungary Paul Tang, S&D, Netherlands Róza Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, EPP, Poland Isabelle Thomas, S&D, France Yana Toom, ALDE, Estonia Patrizia Toia, S&D, Italy Tonino Picula, S&D, Croatia Nils Torvalds, ALDE, Finland Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, ALDE, Spain Ernest Urtasun, Greens, Spain Ivo Vajgl, ALDE, Slovenia Monika Vana, Greens, Austria 5 Tom Vandenkendelaere, EPP, Belgium Sophie in ’t Veld, ALDE, Netherlands Sabine Verheyen, EPP, Germany Renate Weber, ALDE, Romania Josef Weidenholzer, S&D, Austria Martina Werner, S&D, Germany Cecilia Wikström, ALDE, Sweden Anna Záborská, EPP, Slovakia Boris Zala, S&D, Slovakia Maria Gabriela Zoana, S&D, Romania Carlos Zorrinho, S&D, Portugal "We want to stay. Together, we are stronger and together we can build a stronger Europe." 6 Dear Friend, Our relationship has recently suffered, but I wanted to thank you for all that you have done for me and my family throughout my life. As my British mother carried me, each day was stress free and happy as I developed to full term. She was protected from losing her job because of you. When I was born, my father, though he nearly passed out in the delivery room, was on nappy duty and night time feed every day for a week. It didn’t matter that I made them both so tired, because you gave them a right to be with me. I learned new languages at school though ‘Merde’ was banned from the house. I even got grounded once for saying ‘Fahrt’, though it meant drive. I was lucky to eat safe, wholesome food and I played out day after day breathing in the clean air with my friends [4]. It was all because of you. I remember one day when my father ran with me along clean beaches for hours on end, telling me stories of how dirty the beach and sea used to be. That was the day my mother was interviewed for her promotion. Only men had been the boss before, but she was treated equally because of you. She got the job. When it was time to study, you made it easy. You see, we were a little poor, even with mum’s new job. I had dreamed of studying for a year in Europe, but I was too scared to dream. Then my teacher told me I could apply for funding and with those forms my dreams came true. In my first job, my boss couldn’t make me work excessively and I even got my minimum holiday and pay, all because of you. In my 20s, I travelled through Italy and Spain, and then came back on a cheap plane. All easier, because of you. When my next employer made me redundant, it was you who protected me. You were always there for me, to support me in my work. When my father got cancer, my mother was by his side every day, but I could not face seeing him fade away. My mother was so heartbroken when he died that she was diagnosed with depression, but it was you who saved her job. It was because of you that I was free to love any person I chose. He was the boy down the road, just a mile away. Because of you there was no border to stand in our way. We took peace and democracy for granted, my Irish man and me. From Cradle to Grave, you have cared for me and I wanted you to know that no matter what, I hope that our relationship shall continue to thrive and grow. I will always THANK EU. A.Robinson A message of love and hope, through a fictional tale showing some of the laws that protect us because of the EU. 7 We wanted to thank the EU for all that we have achieved together. It doesn’t have to end here. #StopBrexit Juliet Lodge Stockport for Europe The Suffolk EU Alliance James Catmur, St Neots Joanne Callaghan and Huntingdon for a Prof Emmy van Deurzen Northwich for Europe People's Vote Chair of Voices for Europe Lewisham East for Europe Pat Maguire and Clive la Pensee Hull and East Yorkshire for Europe People's Vote South West Yorkshire Tim Lund, Exec Officer, Lewisham West & Penge in Europe 8 Lynne Barne Andrew D. Stoneman Painting from Joanna Harling Management Consultant and Remain Campaigner Ray Brown, ‘Leave’ voter, I entered this country as a British citizen but does not believe that the from the previous S. Rhodesia in 1960, intent 2016 EU Referendum should on building a career and making my life have ever taken place or that here. I have been nurtured by the British way we should leave the EU. of life and have enjoyed too the privileges & benefits afforded all of us as members of the European union. I am seriously disillusioned by our intended Brexit and will do what I can Molly Scott Cato to reverse the course of our departure. Green MEP for South West David Bailie, Actor England and Gibraltar 9 Nina de Ayala Parker Women’s Rights Activist Andrew Hesselden Eric Dalby Business Owner Dr Anthony Avornyo Joel Baccas, Independent anti-brexit campaigner Andrew Leonard Neil Coombes Solicitor Limited Julie Farrell Kathleen Makuen Brexit is the opposite of love. It is not Haggis_UK MG Kaye about caring for people. Hardship will Stephen Cole come to many if the UK leaves our Ian Turner partners in the EU. On Saint Jack Dart Carolyn Guse Valentine’s Day I remember that our Kevin Knowles membership of the EU brings many Jane Pierce benefits. Some of those are economic Andrea Pani Joshua Silver but most are about sharing and Andy Hickmott working together and living in peace. John Falch @MrHickmott I don’t want to lose that. Being British M J Orton and European are essential and equal Jo McIvor Martin Hughes parts of what makes me who I am. John Falch Helen Normington On Saint Valentine’s Day I think about Julia Radwell the people that I love; family and Mandy Cormack friends. Let’s also remember how Kelly Ann Edwards Alexandra Hristova special it is to be part of the European Union. Let’s remain part of a European Cathy Wigley peace project that has worked so well. Demarcation Design All my love, Claudia Belchior Dr Martin Hornshaw Jennifer Cassidy Anthony Sands James Tabor North Yorkshire for Europe Gerard Burke European Movement Milton Keynes GRASSROOTS FOR EUROPE on behalf of over 1300 supporters 10 I am heartbroken that our citizenship of Europe has been stripped away and hope you can help us end You are ahead of the world this madness.