Modernizing Long-Term Resident Status in the EU

by name voted on 20.04.2023

Summary

A proposal to update and simplify the status of long-term residents from non-EU countries, reducing residence requirements and improving mobility within Europe.

10 20.04.2023

Other

transport

labour law

human rights

social policy

foreign national

administrative law

public administration

international relations

employment and working conditions

information technology and data processing

Key points

The proposal aims to modernize the status and rights of long-term residents from non-EU countries.
The required period of residence to obtain long-term status is proposed to be reduced from five years to three years.
Residents can combine periods of legal residence spent in different EU Member States to meet the requirements.
A new mobility scheme is introduced to allow long-term residents to move, work, or study in other Member States.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

PfE

Verts/ALE

ECR

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Speeches

3 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Damian BOESELAGER

Damian BOESELAGER

Verts/ALE

1:29 min

8.8. Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Long-Term Residents ***I (vote)

Jean-Paul GARRAUD

Jean-Paul GARRAUD

ID

2:01 min

8.8. Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Long-Term Residents ***I (vote)

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (recast) REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (recast)

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