Multiple 3-month stays in one Member State with freedom of movement

1. What are the EU rules on free movement?
2. What is the free movement of persons?
3. On what grounds may member states restrict rights of free movement?
4. How does freedom of movement work?
5. What are the 4 freedoms of movement?
6. Why is free movement a right?
7. Who has rights of free movement?
8. Is freedom of movement in the Constitution?
9. Has freedom of movement ended?
10. What are the exceptions to the right to travel of a person?
11. Does Norway have freedom of movement?
12. Does Switzerland have freedom of movement?

What are the EU rules on free movement?

As EU citizens, all nationals of the Member States of the European Union have the right to move freely within the European Union and to enter and reside in any EU Member State. This right to freedom of movement is guaranteed by Article 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU).

What is the free movement of persons?

It is this EU citizenship that underpins the right of persons to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. The Lisbon Treaty confirmed this right, which is also included in the general provisions on the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

On what grounds may member states restrict rights of free movement?

A member state can restrict free movement on the grounds of:

• Public policy.
• Public security.
• Public health.

How does freedom of movement work?

The free movement of workers means that nationals of any member state of the European Union can take up an employment in another member state on the same conditions as the nationals of that particular member state. In particular, no discrimination based on nationality is allowed.

What are the 4 freedoms of movement?

The "Four Freedoms"

• Free movement of goods.
• Free movement of capital.
• Freedom to establish and provide services.
• Free movement of persons.

Why is free movement a right?

The right to freedom of movement includes the right to move freely within a country for those who are lawfully within the country, the right to leave any country and the right to enter a country of which you are a citizen. The right may be restricted in certain circumstances.

Who has rights of free movement?

The free movement of persons is one of the core rights guaranteed in the European Economic Area (EEA), the extended Internal Market which unites all the EU Member States and three EEA EFTA States – Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

Is freedom of movement in the Constitution?

Freedom of movement within and between states is constitutionally protected. The right of Americans to travel interstate in the U.S. has never been substantially judicially questioned or limited.

Has freedom of movement ended?

Immigration Act receives Royal Assent: free movement to end on 31 December 2020. The Immigration Act has today (Wednesday 11 November 2020) received Royal Assent and been signed into law. This means free movement will end around seven weeks from now, at 11pm on 31 December 2020.

What are the exceptions to the right to travel of a person?

Exceptions. - The right to travel can only be restricted upon a clear showing of reasonable and compelling reasons that the proposed travel is plainly harmful conduct to national security, public safety and public health.

Does Norway have freedom of movement?

Free movement of people means freedom of movement for workers between Norway and EU, and that Norway is a part of the Schengen Area. Norway has been granted participation rights (save voting rights) in several of the Union's programmes, bodies and initiatives.

Does Switzerland have freedom of movement?

The bilateral Agreement on the free movement of persons (AFMP), signed in 1999 and into force since 2002, confers upon the citizens of Switzerland and of the member states of the European Union (EU) the right to freely choose their place of employment and residence within the national territories of the contracting ...