BREXIT: A MEMBER STATE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EU CITIZENSHIP ISSUE.

This article examines how the voluntary withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU impacts the guarantee of the rights of the citizens from EU already living in the United Kingdom, the rights of British citizens living in other EU Member States, that must be secured in the context in which the loss of European citizenship is inherent to British citizens (accompanied by the loss of political rights, the right to vote, the right to stand as a candidate, etc.), followed by other rights after the end of the transitional period such as freedom of movement, recognition of professional qualifications, family reunification, etc. Some of the main ongoing initiatives and actions (e.g. the UK-EU withdrawal agreement) on citizens' rights are being analyzed to see if all these measures are a qualitative leap towards a controlled, step-by-step exit to protect the rights and stability of the citizens affected by Brexit, or, on the contrary, they are small steps that demonstrate that this issue is far from complete, confronting a legal uncertainty that could cause losses and disadvantages likely to prove extremely dangerous to citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]