Amsterdam, Feb 8 (UNI) A group of British citizens in the Netherlands has won a landmark ruling to have their bid to retain European citizenship after the UK leaves the EU referred to Europe's top court, according to a report by the Euronews.
The five plaintiffs had asked judges in Amsterdam to refer the issue to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, which they hope will rule that all member states must guarantee the rights of Brits living there under European law.
In his ruling, the judge said he would ask the ECJ preliminary questions about the consequences of Brexit for EU citizenship, and what rights EU citizenship carries. "Stunned is the only word for it," plaintiff Stephen Huyton, a financial director who has lived in the Netherlands for 24 years, told Euronews following the decision.