Tensions between EU and UK Law are having a negative effect on the free movement of EU citizens (Hebben we hier in Nederland dezelfde situatie?)
European law guarantees the free movement of citizens across EU member states. Using the UK as a case study, Jo Shaw , Nina Miller Westoby and Maria Fletcher write that in practice there nevertheless remain a number of difficulties in ensuring that EU citizens can exercise their rights. These include inconsistencies between European and national law, and cultural obstacles. To overcome these difficulties they propose the creation of an EU ‘citizenship champion’ to promote the effective implementation of a common citizenship area across Europe. De dames schrijven onder meer: "From our research, we concluded that there are four main areas showing clear evidence of problems of misfit or friction between EU law and UK law in the area of free movement: residence rights, especially in relation to third country national family members of EU citizens/EEA nationals; problems of access to welfare; problems of ‘probity’ and the perceived need to distinguish between ‘good’ an...