EU booklet contradicts Cyprus’ policy on yellow slips

With reference to all the confusion about the yellow slip which all non-Cypriots are required to have, I have been reading the ‘Welcome to the EU’ booklet by the European Commission Representative in Cyprus when we joined the EU. On page 21 it specifically states: “EU citizenship also means that wherever one goes in the EU, one cannot be treated differently than citizens of that country”. Therefore it would seem that we all need a yellow slip, Cypriots and non-Cypriots, or none of us do.

J Chamberlain (Mrs), Paphos 

 

 

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