Here is an extract from the European Unions Europa website that lays down the conditions related to the free movement of people within the EU. Right to move and right of residence for up to three months All Union citizens have the right to enter another Member State by virtue of having an identity card or valid passport. Under no circumstances can an entry or exit visa be required. Where the citizens concerned do not have travel documents, the host Member State must afford them every reasonable means in obtaining the requisite documents or having them sent. Family members who do not have the nationality of a Member State enjoy the same rights as the citizen who they have accompanied. They may be subject to a short-stay visa requirement under Regulation (EC) No 539/2001. Residence permits will be deemed equivalent to short-stay visas. For stays of less than three months, the only requirement on Union citizens is that they possess a valid identity document or passport. The host Member State may require the persons concerned to register their presence in the country within a reasonable and non-discriminatory period of time. Right of residence for more than three months The right of residence for more than three months remains subject to certain conditions. Applicants must: either be engaged in economic activity (on an employed or self-employed basis); or have sufficient resources and sickness insurance to ensure that they do not become a burden on the social services of the host Member State during their stay. The Member States may not specify a minimum amount which they deem sufficient, but they must take account of personal circumstances; or be following vocational training as a student and have sufficient resources and sickness insurance to ensure that they do not become a burden on the social services of the host Member State during their stay; or be a family member of a Union citizen who falls into one of the above categories. It seems to me that anyone who cannot support themselves have to remove themselves back to their home state if they do not have the resources to support themselves. Would all the noise and bluster coming from certain political parties is more about elections than government. Just saying......
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 09:35:03 +0000
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