Dilemmas of EU Free Movement Law

Edited by Eleanor Spaventa and Maria Antonia Panascì

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This thought-provoking book explores the ambiguity surrounding the objectives of free movement, highlighting how this creates dilemmas that affect its scope and structure. Leading experts assess free movement as a central component of the EU’s evolving constitutional order, evaluating the persistent tension between economic logic and broader social aims.

Keywords: Free Movement; Eu Citizenship; Fundamental Rights; Derogations; Welfare State; Labour Mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781839107825
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 The scope of and rationale of EU free movement law: old and new challenges

Maria Antonia Panascì and Eleanor Spaventa

Ch 2 The Familiapress dilemma: the horizontal application, horizontal direct effect and horizontal enforcement of the free movement provisions

Barend van Leeuwen

Ch 3 Clash of rights: free movement vs fundamental rights – a case study on collective employment rights

Eleni Frantziou

Ch 4 The notion of worker in free movement law: the dilemma of expansion and fragmentation

Fulvia Ristuccia

Ch 5 Who is self-employed? Self-employment and social protection in the EU legal system

Elena Gramano

Ch 6 The inconsistent right to welfare provision: frictions between EU free movement law and social security coordination

Maria Antonia Panascì

Ch 7 Citizenship in a crisis: COVID-19, Union citizenship and emergency

Stephen Coutts

Ch 8 Free movement and public policy: the European space as a guarantee for self-determination

Eleanor Spaventa

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