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One big happy 'European family'? An external perspective

Öberg, Marja-Liisa LU orcid (2024)
Abstract
Close cooperation with third countries, especially in the EU’s neighbourhood, has erased a number of perceived boundaries between the EU and non-Member States. Whereas within the EU, family members are largely considered to be the natural beneficiaries of the free movement of persons with ensuing residence and social rights, it is less clear whether the same undisputed status of a family also applies beyond the EU’s borders. The EU has concluded a number of association agreements with countries in its neighbourhood which comprise, to varying degrees, access to the EU’s internal market including the free movement of workers. The Polydor-doctrine of the Court of Justice of the EU has, however, established that similarly worded provisions in... (More)
Close cooperation with third countries, especially in the EU’s neighbourhood, has erased a number of perceived boundaries between the EU and non-Member States. Whereas within the EU, family members are largely considered to be the natural beneficiaries of the free movement of persons with ensuing residence and social rights, it is less clear whether the same undisputed status of a family also applies beyond the EU’s borders. The EU has concluded a number of association agreements with countries in its neighbourhood which comprise, to varying degrees, access to the EU’s internal market including the free movement of workers. The Polydor-doctrine of the Court of Justice of the EU has, however, established that similarly worded provisions in the EU Treaties and cooperation agreements concluded with third countries do not guarantee identical interpretation. With a focus on Turkey, the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, the chapter analyses the conception of family and related rights in the EU’s cooperation instruments, with an aim to establish to what extent can non-EU families be considered ‘EU families’. (Less)
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EU integration, third countries, European Economic Area, Turkey, Brexit, neighbourhood, internal market, free movement, family members, Association Agreements, EU law, EU-rätt
host publication
The Family in EU Law
editor
Öberg, Marja-Liisa and Tryfonidou, Alina
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Cambridge University Press
language
English
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yes
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63fe6256-7a40-4c8a-be05-01706795c4bf
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2023-11-06 12:34:21
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  abstract     = {{Close cooperation with third countries, especially in the EU’s neighbourhood, has erased a number of perceived boundaries between the EU and non-Member States. Whereas within the EU, family members are largely considered to be the natural beneficiaries of the free movement of persons with ensuing residence and social rights, it is less clear whether the same undisputed status of a family also applies beyond the EU’s borders. The EU has concluded a number of association agreements with countries in its neighbourhood which comprise, to varying degrees, access to the EU’s internal market including the free movement of workers. The Polydor-doctrine of the Court of Justice of the EU has, however, established that similarly worded provisions in the EU Treaties and cooperation agreements concluded with third countries do not guarantee identical interpretation. With a focus on Turkey, the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, the chapter analyses the conception of family and related rights in the EU’s cooperation instruments, with an aim to establish to what extent can non-EU families be considered ‘EU families’.}},
  author       = {{Öberg, Marja-Liisa}},
  booktitle    = {{The Family in EU Law}},
  editor       = {{Öberg, Marja-Liisa and Tryfonidou, Alina}},
  keywords     = {{EU integration; third countries; European Economic Area; Turkey; Brexit; neighbourhood; internal market; free movement; family members; Association Agreements; EU law; EU-rätt}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  title        = {{One big happy 'European family'? An external perspective}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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