Press Release: Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-579/13. P & S v Commissie Sociale Zekerheid Breda, College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van de gemeente Amstelveen

In the view of Advocate General Maciej Szpunar, an integration obligation imposed on long-term residents is not contrary to EU law, provided that it does not constitute a condition for the maintenance of that status.

The obligation on such residents to pass a social-integration examination is contrary to the principle of proportionality.