The European Commission said on Monday that it sued the United Kingdom at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over London's "shortcomings" in the implementation of the European Union law on free movement following its departure from the bloc.
The Commission stressed that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the UK "protects the residence rights of those EU citizens who exercised free movement rights in the United Kingdom at the end of 2020," but claimed that the British national legislation "limited the scope of beneficiaries of EU free movement law."
"After carefully assessing the replies of the United Kingdom, the Commission maintains that several elements of the grievances remain unaddressed, including on the rights of workers and the rights of extended family members. The Commission, therefore, decided to refer the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice of the European Union," the Commission stated.
