Brussels, 16/01/2014 (Agence Europe) - In cases C-278/12 and C-400/12 on 16 January, the European Court of Justice ruled that periods of time in prison in the host country cannot be taken into account for the purposes of the acquisition of a permanent residence permit or with a view to the granting of enhanced protection against expulsion. It says that in principle, periods of time in prison interrupt the continuous residence requirement for calculating entitlement to the above rights. In...