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For the attention of: President of the Michel Barnier Donald Tusk

Maria Arena, S&D, Belgium Laima Andrikiene, EPP, Lithuania Petras Auštrevicius, ALDE, Lithuania Wim van de Camp, EPP, Birgit Collin-Langen, EPP, 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 , S&D, Italy Pervenche Berès, S&D, France Franc Bogovic, EPP, Slovenia Michal Boni, EPP, Poland Mercedes Bresso, S&D, Italy , EPP, Germany , S&D, Germany Rainer Bütikofer, Greens, Germany , EPP, Germany Silvia Costa, S&D, Italy Mady Delvaux-Stehres, S&D, Luxembourg , EPP, Germany , S&D, Slovenia José Inácio Faria, EPP, Portugal , ALDE, Sweden 2

Karl-Heinz Florenz, EPP, Germany Eugen Freund, S&D, Austria , EPP, Germany , S&D, Germany Stefan Gehrold, EPP, Germany , S&D, Germany Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, S&D, Poland Jens Gieseke, EPP, Germany Ana Maria Gomes, S&D, Portugal , S&D, Karoline Graswander-Hainz, S&D, Austria Ingeborg Gräßle, EPP, Germany Enrique Guerrero Salom, S&D, Spain , S&D, France Marian Harkin, ALDE, Ireland , Greens, Germany Gunnar Hökmark, EPP, Sweden , EPP, Germany Benedek Jávor, Greens, Hungary , S&D, Netherlands , S&D, Germany Karin Kadenbach, S&D, Austria , S&D, Greece Dietmar Köster, S&D, Germany Jeppe Kofod, S&D, Denmark Peter Kouroumbashev, S&D, Bulgaria Andrej Kowatschew, EPP, Bulgaria , S&D, Germany Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, S&D, Miltiadis Kyrkos, S&D, Greece , ALDE, Bulgaria 3

Philippe Lamberts, Greens, Belgium , EPP, Germany , S&D, Germany Boguslaw Liberadzki, S&D, Poland , EPP, Germany , EPP, Germany Andrejs Mamikins, S&D, Latvia , 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 , S&D, Germany , S&D, Romania , EPP, Germany Péter Niedermüller, S&D, Hungary Ivari Padar, S&D, Estonia Pier Antonio Panzeri, S&D, Italy Emilian Pavel, S&D, Romania , ALDE, Denmark , EPP, Germany Georgi Pirinski, S&D, Bulgaria Pavel Poc, S&D, Czechia Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, EPP, Germany , EPP, Germany Jozo Radoš, ALDE, Croatia 4

Evelyn Regner, S&D, Austria , Greens, Germany Christine Revault d’Allonnes-Bonnefoy, S&D, France Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, S&D, Spain Manuel dos Santos, S&D, Portugal , Greens, Netherlands , EPP, Finland Elly Schlein, S&D, Italy , EPP, Germany , S&D, Germany Ricardo Serrão Santos, S&D, Portugal , 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 , EPP, Germany , EPP, Germany Tibor Szanyi, S&D, Hungary , S&D, Netherlands Róza Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, EPP, Poland Isabelle Thomas, S&D, France , ALDE, Estonia , S&D, Italy , S&D, Croatia , ALDE, Finland 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 , EPP, Germany Renate Weber, ALDE, Romania Josef Weidenholzer, S&D, Austria , S&D, Germany Cecilia Wikström, ALDE, Sweden Anna Záborská, EPP, Slovakia Boris Zala, S&D, Slovakia Maria Gabriela Zoana, S&D, Romania , S&D, Portugal

"We want to stay. Together, we are stronger and together we can build a stronger ."

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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.

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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

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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 . 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

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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. in trying to keep our whole Best wishes, Richard Vernon Earth safe for living beings.

Judith King and Dear EU EU in Walsall

I'm sorry that I took you so

Ynys Môn dros Ewrop- much for granted. I never appreciated you until I was Anglesey for Europe close to losing you. If you Stuart Thomson stay with me I'll be better, I'm trying to learn another Co-founder Veterans for Europe language, I can change, I'll

tell everyone I meet how great you are. I love EU. Elizabeth x

Canterbury For Europe

Open Britain for Reading and Berkshire

Graham Gowland, Chair Warrington for Europe

From Robert, Annette, Tim, John, Jocelyn, Susan and Teresa.

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Most of all you have The EU introduced my wife to me, given us peace. through Erasmus. It enabled our relationship to continue. We’ve

Jenny Ladbury been able to marry and move between one another’s countries freely. We can take our epileptic Erasmus-baby to see his abuela, knowing that if he needs medical treatment, he can get it, for free.

So, thanks, gracias, grazie, merci, diolch.

David Hughes, barrister, 30 Park Place Chambers, Cardiff, Lawyers Against Brexit consultant, Phillips Barristers &

Solicitors, Gibraltar.

This is particularly close to my heart as I met my life partner on a study trip to the UK ( in 1995).

We have been together even since and are not sure what will happen next... either I stay in the UK as a 2nd rate citizen which rights that can change/be downgraded on the whim of the government.. Or he becomes a

non-EU immigrant in France... either way, our lives will never be the same and our peace of mind

has gone...

Hélène Lens

Aylesbury Open Britain

People's Vote Group 12

Les and Caroline, and Max (15) and Ava (11) Gilbey

Happy Valentine’s Day to Everyone

My mum was an antiques dealer and my dad had a government job in his home country, before both became psychiatric nurses for our beloved NHS. My mum only retired when she got breast cancer and my dad retired because he had a breakdown when my mum died. Both my parents loved and supported everyone they met. They never agreed on politics, religion, or even when to celebrate new year! Their differences were their strength. All we need in this life is an open heart and a listening ear, and life is beautiful.

It breaks my heart that the UK is being torn apart, and I hope we all begin to listen, love and learn from one another. Wonder if we can press the ‘reset’ button! A Robinson and Dad

Love and Peace to all, A Robinson.

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& Friends