Thursday 21st December 2023
Judgment in Case C-488/21 Chief Appeals Officer and Others
(Citizenship of the Union, Freedom of movement for workers)
A Romanian citizen, who had already been living and working in Ireland for some time and had become naturalized in Ireland, was joined by her mother in 2017. The mother of the applicant has enjoyed a right of residence in Ireland ever since, derived from her dependency on her daughter.
For the past 15 years, she has been financially dependent on her daughter.
In 2017, the mother’s state of health deteriorated due to degenerative deformities of her arthritis. Consequently, the daughter applied for a disability allowance under Irish law.
The application was rejected because, under the relevant Irish law, the mother should not become an unreasonable burden on the national welfare system. If this occurs, the mother would lose her right of residence.
An Irish judge asked the Court of Justice whether EU law allows Irish legislation to refuse such an application.
Aufenthaltsrecht und daran anknüpfende Rechte von Familienangehörigen
Eine rumänische Staatsangehörige, die zu ihrer Tochter nach Irland gezogen ist, wo diese als Arbeitnehmerin tätig ist, hat in Irland eine Beihilfe für Personen mit Behinderung beantragt.
Ihr Antrag wurde von den irischen Behörden mit der Begründung abgelehnt, dass ihr Aufenthaltsrecht in Irland nicht bedingungsfrei sei. Zum einen stehe ihr das Aufenthaltsrecht nur deswegen zu, weil sie Verwandte in gerader aufsteigender Linie einer Unionsbürgerin sei, von der ihr (weiterhin) Unterhalt gewährt werde. Zum anderen stehe es ihr nur so lange zu, wie sie die staatlichen Sozialhilfeleistungen nicht unangemessen in Anspruch nehme.
Der irische Court of Appeal ersucht den Gerichtshof um Konkretisierung der Rechte von Arbeitnehmern und ihren Eltern aus anderen Mitgliedstaaten gemäß der Unionsbürgerrichtlinie 2004/38.
Generalanwältin Ćapeta hat in ihren Schlussanträgen vom 16. Februar 2023 die Ansicht vertreten, dass die Mutter einer mobilen EU-Arbeitnehmerin eine Sozialleistung beanspruchen könne, ohne dass dadurch ihr Aufenthaltsrecht in Frage gestellt werde (siehe Pressemitteilung Nr. 33/23).
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