Cyprus-Forum.com

[CBBB]

Report: EU law on free movement and residence rights poorly implemented


www.chinaview.cn 2008-12-10 22:57:37 Print

BRUSSELS, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A 2004 law on the free movement and residence rights of European Union (EU) citizens was poorly implemented by the bloc's member states, according to a European Commission report published Wednesday.

Although member states had to bring into force laws and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the EU directive by April 30, 2006, not a single member state has transposed the directive effectively and correctly in its entirety, and not one article of the directive has been transposed effectively and correctly by all member states, the report said.

Only Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Spain have correctly adopted more than 85 percent of the directive's provisions. Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Slovenia and Slovakia have correctly adopted less than 60 percent of the provisions.

The directive provides a single legal instrument on free movement of EU citizens and their family members. It lays down simple administrative formalities and gives EU citizens and their families the right to permanent residence after five years of residence in the host member state.

The problems revealing persistent violation of the core rights of EU citizens are mostly related to the right of entry and residence of third country family members -- problems with entry visas or when crossing the border, conditions attached to the right of residence not foreseen in the EU directive and delayed issue of residence cards, and the requirement of additional documents when EU citizens apply for residence.

European Commission Vice President Jacques Barrot, who is in charge of justice, freedom and security affairs, expressed disappointment at the findings.

"Free movement of persons constitutes one of the fundamental freedoms of the internal market, to the benefit of EU citizens, of the member states and of the competitiveness of the European economy. Flaws in the implementation of EU law in this field might result in a breach of the principles lying at the very core of the European construction," he said.

Barrot vowed to use all powers of the commission, the executive body of the EU and the guardian of its laws, to make sure that the legislation is properly implemented.


Editor: Sun

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008- ... 486002.htm

[Get Real!]

Report: EU law on free movement and residence rights poorly implemented

You don't believe it? In the case of Cyprus it is over-implemented...

[CBBB]

Report: EU law on free movement and residence rights poorly implemented

You don't believe it? In the case of Cyprus it is over-implemented...

There is a big difference between adoption and implementation. We have done a lot of adopting, but you can't get the civil servants to implement anything new before they retire!

[Get Real!]

Report: EU law on free movement and residence rights poorly implemented

You don't believe it? In the case of Cyprus it is over-implemented...

There is a big difference between adoption and implementation. We have done a lot of adopting, but you can't get the civil servants to implement anything new before they retire!

You’re not being fair… they managed to implement a better retirement package didn’t they?