Case Law

Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents and, in particular, Article 5(2) and Article 11(1) thereof do not preclude national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which imposes on third-country nationals who already possess long-term resident status the obligation to pass a civic integration examination, under pain of a fine, provided that the means of implementing that obligation are not liable to jeopardise the achievement of the objectives pursued by that directive, which it is for the referring court to determine. Whether the long-term resident status was acquired before or after the obligation to pass a civic integration examination was imposed is irrelevant in that respect.

4 June 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Family reunification | Countries: Netherlands

23 April 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal entry - Orderly return - Regional instruments | Countries: Spain

26 February 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Regional instruments - War crimes | Countries: Germany - United States of America

12 February 2015 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Domestic violence - False documents - National security / Public order - Regional instruments - Right to return - Spontaneous return | Countries: Netherlands

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Legal Instrument: 1950 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Regional instruments - Right to health | Countries: Belgium - Mauritania

18 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Regional instruments - Return conditions - Right to health - Suspensive effect | Countries: Belgium - Nigeria

2 December 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - EU Qualification Directive - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity | Countries: Afghanistan - Gambia - Netherlands - Uganda

11 November 2014 | Judicial Body: European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union | Topic(s): Acts of persecution - Asylum-seekers - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Regional instruments - War crimes | Countries: Germany - United States of America