New Clarifications on Ending the Union Citizen's Right of Residence: The Grand Chamber Decisions of the European Court of Justice of 22 June 2021 in C-718/19 and C-719/19

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2021 6(2), 941-954 | European Forum Insight of 9 October 2021 | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Case c-718/19. - II.1. Legal and factual background. - II.2. Judgment of the Grand Chamber. - III. Case C-719/19. - III.1. Factual background. - III.2. Judgment of the Grand Chamber. - IV. New clarifications on ending the Union citizen's right of residence. - V. Conclusion. | (Abstract) In two Grand Chamber decisions of 22 June 2021 (case C-718/19 Ordre des barreaux francophones and germanophone and Others ECLI:EU:C:2021:505; and case C-719/19 Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid ECLI:EU:C:2021:506), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered new clarifications on ending the Union citizen's right of residence. The ECJ clarified, on the one hand, what measures EU Member States can take to effectively enforce an expulsion order against Union citizens and, on the other hand, in which cases they must grant a returning Union citizen a new right of residence. In addition, the Court confirmed its view expressed in the Petrea case, according to which national law implementing EU migration rules for third-country nationals may also apply to Union citizens, provided that their situation is comparable.