SECTORAL POLICIES / Migration

A third-country national should be able to apply for long-term resident status in EU after three years of legal residence in a Member State, proposes European Parliament rapporteur

Brussels, 14/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties will discuss, on the 1st of December, the report by Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA, German) on the revision of the directive concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (recast).

In his report, published on Monday 14 November and sent to journalists, the MEP wants to promote free movement in the EU of third-country nationals with long-term resident status and to encourage the maintenance of rights if they...