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Micheletti [1992]
June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
“Nationality and EU citizenship are inseparable and superimposed”.
Matters of nationality remain within the exclusive competence of the Member States. They decide who can or cannot be an EU citizen. Being a national of a Member State is the condition sine qua non for acquiring EU citizenship, and therefore enjoying the rights linked to it. This [...]
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Mary Carpenter [2002]
June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
In the Carpenter case a spouse of a British citizen who was a national of the Philippines applied for a permit to stay in the UK but her application was rejected and a deportation order was issued.
Mrs. Carpenter was unable to benefit from a right to reside in the UK based on Directive 73/148, as [...]