The European Commission (EC) announced on Monday that decided to sue the United Kingdom before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) due to non-compliance with EU law in the area of free movement of citizens and their family members at the end of 2020, reports TASR.
The Commission believes that in implementing The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by the United Kingdom has several shortcomingswhich they continue to have impact on EU citizens under the Withdrawal Agreement. Specifically, it concerns the right to free movement and residence within the territory of the Member States, the freedom of movement of workers and the freedom of establishment, as well as transposition of the free movement directive.
The European Commission started proceedings already in May 2020when it sent formal notice to Britain. In it, she reproached her for the fact that her national legislation limits the scope of EU law on the free movement of persons. Despite the exchange of views with London, the EC stated in the opinion that “several parts of the complaints remain unresolved, including the rights of workers and the rights of family members”.
Britain officially left the 27-nation bloc on 31 January 2020. However, based on the Withdrawal Agreement, EU citizens and their family members who moved to Britain before the end of 2020 they gained essentially the same rights as before Brexit.
