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Spouse's European citizenship does not open right to stay in EU for third country nationals

Brussels, 05/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - EU citizens who have never exercised their right of free movement cannot invoke Union citizenship to regularise the residence of their non-EU spouse. Where such persons are not deprived, by national measures, of their right to move and reside within the territory of member states, their situation has no connection with EU law.

In its judgement in Case C-434/09, delivered on Thursday 5 May, the Court answered two questions raised by the Supreme Court of...

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