photocopied passport?
From my understanding if a country within the EU has signed the Schengen treaty then any EU citizen can travel freely between these countries without a passport. However, as the UK has not signed said treaty, we need our passports to clear UK passport control, both in and out.
After that though, you should not have to carry your passport on you, just some sort of government certified I.D. (i.e. Driving Licence) as it is a requirement in several EU countries (including the Netherlands?) to be able to identify yourself to police upon their request at any time.
Of course, if I'm wrong someone please correct me. This is just what I was taught when studying the free movement of labour within the EU for my economics A-level this year, so pretty up to date.
After that though, you should not have to carry your passport on you, just some sort of government certified I.D. (i.e. Driving Licence) as it is a requirement in several EU countries (including the Netherlands?) to be able to identify yourself to police upon their request at any time.
Of course, if I'm wrong someone please correct me. This is just what I was taught when studying the free movement of labour within the EU for my economics A-level this year, so pretty up to date.