04/08/2020 (Agence Europe) – The number of British citizens emigrating to other EU countries has risen by 30% since the Brexit referendum, with half deciding to leave within three months of the 23 June 2016 vote, according to data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat quoted by The Guardian on Tuesday 4 August. Migration to the EU averaged 56,832 people per year between 2008 and 2015. It will increase to 73,642 people per year between 2016 and 2018. The study also shows a 500% increase in the number of people who have moved and obtained citizenship of a Member State. Germany has received a 2,000% increase in applications, with 31,600 Britons having naturalised there since the referendum. Spain is also a destination of choice for the British. (SP)