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• Shopping online within the EU
  Know your rights

  If you plan to buy products within the EU, you are entitled to certain rights....

  If you plan to buy products within the EU, you are entitled to certain rights.

  • Published: 2018-10-18
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (European Commission)
  • Subject: consumer information, consumer protection, electronic commerce, enjoyment of rights, European citizenship, European integration, European Union, free movement of persons, geographical mobility, Internet
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  Making EU citizens’ rights a reality
  National courts enforcing freedom of movement and related rights

  The founding treaties, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and secondary EU law all provide for EU citizens’ freedom to move and reside freely in any EU country of their choice. Growing numbers of citizens, and their family members, are making use of this freedom and related rights, such as the...

  The founding treaties, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and secondary EU law all provide for EU citizens’ freedom to move and reside freely in any EU country of their choice. Growing numbers of citizens, and their family members, are making use of this freedom and related rights, such as the right not to be discriminated against based on nationality and the right to vote in certain elections in the host Member State. But making these rights a reality remains a challenge. This report presents an EU-wide, comparative overview of the application of the Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC) across the 28 Member States based on a review of select case law at national level. Providing insight into how national courts approach the provisions relating to Union citizenship and freedom of movement, it highlights the importance of their proper interpretation and their impact on vital areas of life for EU citizens and their families.

  • Published: 2018-08-20
  • Corporate Author(s): European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: application of EU law, civil rights, directive (EU), enforcement of ruling, enjoyment of rights, EU law - national law, EU Member State, European citizenship, free movement of persons, freedom of movement, protection of freedoms, rights of the individual
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  EU citizenship report 2017
  Factsheet

  The EU citizenship report sets out what this Commission has done and will do to promote and strengthen EU citizenship....

  The EU citizenship report sets out what this Commission has done and will do to promote and strengthen EU citizenship.

  • Published: 2018-08-02
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission)
  • Subject: access to EU information, equal treatment, European citizenship, European election, free movement of persons, participatory democracy, promotion of the European idea
• Travelling across the EU
  Know your rights

  If you plan to travel to another EU country, you are entitled to certain rights....

  If you plan to travel to another EU country, you are entitled to certain rights.

  • Published: 2018-10-18
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (European Commission)
  • Subject: consumer information, enjoyment of rights, European citizenship, European integration, European Union, free movement of persons, geographical mobility, travel, traveller
• REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the operation of Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare

  • Published: 2018-09-21
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: application of EU law, consumer information, cross-border cooperation, delegated legislation, e-Health, free movement of persons, health care, health expenditure, medical device, patient's rights
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  Schengen
  Your gateway to free movement in Europe

  Latest edition.

  Schengen, a village in southern Luxembourg on the river Moselle, located where the territories of the initial contracting parties of the Schengen Agreement (France, Germany and the Benelux States) meet, has become a synonym for the abolition of internal border controls and for free movement in E...

  Schengen, a village in southern Luxembourg on the river Moselle, located where the territories of the initial contracting parties of the Schengen Agreement (France, Germany and the Benelux States) meet, has become a synonym for the abolition of internal border controls and for free movement in Europe.

  • Published: 2018-06-19
  • Corporate Author(s): General Secretariat of the Council (Council of the European Union)
  • Subject: EU police cooperation, external border of the EU, free movement of persons, judicial cooperation, political asylum, Schengen Agreement, visa policy
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  VIS Report pursuant to Article 50(3) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008
  VIS Report pursuant to Article 17(3) of Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, May 2018

  The Visa Information System (VIS) serves as the technology solution facilitating the visa-acquiring procedure and supporting Member States’ authorities to check rapidly and effectively the necessary information about third-country nationals who need a visa to travel to the EU, as well as make de...

  The Visa Information System (VIS) serves as the technology solution facilitating the visa-acquiring procedure and supporting Member States’ authorities to check rapidly and effectively the necessary information about third-country nationals who need a visa to travel to the EU, as well as make decisions on visa applications. Since 1 December 2012, the European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) has been the sole authority in charge of the operational management of VIS, including monitoring of the system, application of management services, implementation of corrective and evolutionary maintenance, legal reporting obligations and training of information technology operators. Several business-critical projects were implemented during the reporting period considered, for example: - In January 2016, VIS Mail 2 Consultation Mechanism entered into operation and consequently the Schengen Consultation Network (VISION) was discontinued. - At the end of February 2016, VIS was deployed in the last region and the worldwide rollout was therefore completed. - In May 2017, following 2 years of intensive efforts, heavy testing and a data migration procedure, the VISA Code Plus project was implemented as part of the VIS 3.0 release. - In September 2017, the complex migration from the Secure Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations (s-TESTA) to the new generation (TESTA-ng) was completed.

  • Published: 2018-09-14
  • Corporate Author(s): European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: EU Member State, free movement of persons, illegal migration, information system, research report, traveller, visa policy
• Working abroad in the EU
  Know your rights

  If you plan to work in another EU country, you are entitled to certain rights....

  If you plan to work in another EU country, you are entitled to certain rights.

  • Published: 2018-10-18
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (European Commission)
  • Subject: consumer information, enjoyment of rights, European citizenship, European integration, European Union, expatriate worker, free movement of persons, free movement of workers, geographical mobility, job mobility, mutual recognition principle
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  2017 annual report on intra-EU labour mobility
  Second edition September 2018

  This report provides an annually updated picture of intra-EU labour mobility in the EU. It presents an overview of stocks and flows of all and of active EU movers of working age using the most up-to-date EU-wide comparable data. Therefore, the report identifies main countries of destination and ...

  This report provides an annually updated picture of intra-EU labour mobility in the EU. It presents an overview of stocks and flows of all and of active EU movers of working age using the most up-to-date EU-wide comparable data. Therefore, the report identifies main countries of destination and of origin and identifies major changes compared to previous years in the Member States. Like every year, the report looks at the situation of movers on the labour market, by comparing indicators such as employment rates, occupations, sectors of activity, education, over-qualification between different groups of movers, to nationals in the country of residence and over time. Furthermore, the report addresses a variety of specific topics, that differ from year to year, depending on current developments and policy needs. This year, the report specifically looks at the gender dimension of mobility, language and other barriers to cross-border mobility in neighbouring regions; and at the mobility of health professionals.

  • Published: 2018-09-24
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (European Commission) ; Eftheia bvba ; HIVA (KU Leuven) ; IRIS ; Milieu Ltd ; Szeged University
  • Subject: activity report, employment policy, free movement of persons, free movement of workers, geographical mobility, job mobility, labour market, labour mobility, working population
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  Same-sex couples, free movement of Eu citizens, migration and asylum
  

  • Published: 2018-06-19
  • Corporate Author(s): European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, European social policy, free movement of persons, migration, right of asylum, rights of the individual, social analysis, social situation