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Family Law 22-04-2014 Articles

Right of residence for third-country national family members in the union citizen's state of origin

European Courte of Justice, cases C-456/12 and C-457/12

The Dutch Raad van State (Council of State, Netherlands), in the context of four different disputes, submitted two separate requests for a preliminary ruling concerning the correct interpretation of Directive 2004/38. This legislative instrument provides EU citizens and their family members with the right to move and reside freely across the EU. The questions addressed the existence, under Union law, of a derived right of residence for third-country national family members of Union citizens in t... [Read All]

Business Law Case Law The recovery of incompatible State aid and the principle of cooperation in good faith: the “Mediaset case” European Court of Justice, C-69/13 13-02-2014 From Altalex.EU Blog Tags: state aid EU primary law provides that State aid granted by a Member State must not distort competition or trade inside the EU. The Commission is in charge of ensuring that the State aid complies with EU law. I... [Read All] - Comments (0)

Consumer Law Articles Periods in prison cannot be counted towards residence permit European Court of Justice, cases C‑378/12 and C-400/12 14-04-2014 From Altalex.EU Blog Tags: immigration In two separate judgments, delivered on 16 January 2014, the CJEU ruled that periods of imprisonment cannot be taken into account for the acquisition of a permanent residence permit or for the grant o... [Read All] - Comments (0)

Employment Law Case Law Professional experience gained in another Member State should be taken into account European Court of Justice, case C‑514/12 05-12-2013 From Altalex.EU Blog Tags: Discrimination Employment While the Court of Justice took no major step forward in its long-settled jurisprudence on free movement of workers, its judgment in case C-514/12 is still very interesting due to the current south-to... [Read All] - Comments (0)

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