Integration Through Residence Conditions? The Beneficiaries of Subsidiary Protection Confronted With the Janus-faced National Integration Policies

Abstract

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2016 1(3), 1293-1295 | European Forum Highlight of 26 September 2016 | (Abstract) The highlight analyses the recent case law of the CJEU on integration conditions for third country nationals legally residing in a Member State. Both EU secondary law and national legislations provide for various forms of integration conditionality. The failure to fulfill the integration requirements imposed at national level may result in a restriction of the rights provided by EU law. However, the recent case law underlines that such conditions must respect the general principles of the EU legal order, principle of equality and principle of proportionality in primis. In fact, integration conditionality measures must favour social inclusion rather than selecting migrants deserving a chance.

Keywords

• integration
• third country nationals
• subsidiary protection
• residence condition
• conditionality
• eu general principles