A Right Not to Move - Union Citizenship and Forced Movement Tiede, Marlene Author aut Siegert, Jasper Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-07-30 eng
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 What does Union citizenship, traditionally dependent on a cross-border element, offer to those who have never exercised their right to free movement? For more than a decade, the position of “static Union citizens” has remained confined to the exceptional protection recognised in Zambrano. In its recent judgment in Safi, delivered on 4 June 2026, the ECJ extended those limits. The judgment established that Union citizenship protects static minor Union citizens from being forced to move within the Union. In doing so, the Court implicitly recognised a right not to move. CC BY-SA 4.0 Tiede, Marlene Art. 20 TFEU Case C-147/24 EU EU Charter EU citizenship Ruiz Zambrano Safi a right not to move EU 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-right-not-to-move/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.59704/d8153dafdb799487 260730 10.59704/d8153dafdb799487 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)