This Master Thesis reveals how illegally residing TCN family members of static European Union citizens might get residence rights by relying on EU law; it also distinguishes the existing problems related to residence rights of illegally residing TCNs and proposes theoretical and practical solutions. The first part of the Master Thesis reveals how the EU may protect family rights despite the fact that it has no competence in human rights’ area and discloses what family mebers are being protected in the EU. The second part proves that illegally residing TCNs have possibilities to get residence rights in the EU on the grounds of the protection of their family life by relying on Article 7 of the Charter, the norms of Return directive and the citizenship status of family members – EU citizens. The third part discloses that the case-law of the EUCJ does not ensure for illegally residing TCNs adequate protection of their family life because the practise of the EUCJ in illegally residing TCNs’ cases is too heterogeneous and the Court applies insufficient criteria. Therefore seeking to find out what additional criteria could be applied in illegally residing TCNs’ cases an expert survey has been conducted and a set of criteria, which could be applied in all illegally residing TCNs’ cases related to residence rights, has been suggested. / Magistro baigiamajame darbe išanalizuota, kaip Europos Sąjungos piliečių, nesinaudojančių judėjimo laisve, šeimos nariai – nelegaliai gyvenantys trečiųjų šalių piliečiai – gali gauti teisę gyventi šalyje, remdamiesi Europos Sąjungos teise; darbe išryškintos pagrindinės problemos, susijusios su nelegaliai gyvenančių trečiųjų šalių piliečių teisėmis gyventi šalyje bei pasiūlyti teoriniai bei praktiniai problemų sprendimai. Pirmoje darbo dalyje išaiškinta, kaip Europos Sąjunga gali ginti šeimos teises, nepaisant to, kad ES neturi kompetencijos žmogaus teisių srityje bei atskleista, kokie šeimos nariai yra saugomi Europos Sąjungoje. Antroje dalyje įrodyta, kad, siekant apsaugoti šeimos gyvenimą, nelegaliai gyvenantys trečiųjų šalių piliečiai turi galimybių gauti teisę gyventi šalyje, remdamiesi 7 Chartijos straipsniu, Grąžinimo direktyvos nuostatomis ir Europos Sąjungos piliečių pilietybės statusu. Trečioje dalyje atskleista, kad Europos Sąjungos Teisingumo Teismo praktika neužtikrina nelegaliai gyvenantiems trečiųjų šalių piliečiams tinkamos jų šeimos gyvenimo apsaugos, nes Europos Sąjungos Teisingumo Teismo praktika nelegaliai gyvenančių trečiųjų šalių piliečių bylose yra nevienalytė ir Teismas taiko nepakankamai kriterijų. Todėl, siekant išsiaiškinti, kokie papildomi kriterijai galėtų būti taikomi nelegaliai gyvenančių trečiųjų šalių piliečių bylose, buvo atlikta ekspertų apklausa ir, atsižvelgiant į gautus rezultatus, buvo pasiūlyta kriterijų visuma, kuri galėtų būti taikoma... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

Le développement de compétences de l’Union européenne en matière migratoire a pourconséquence de soustraire au seul cadre étatique, la gestion des questions relatives au droitdes étrangers et, de soustraire dans le même temps les citoyens de l’Union de la catégorie del’étranger ordinaire. Dorénavant, l’Etat doit distinguer entre les étrangers possédant lanationalité d’un autre Etat membre (les étrangers européens) et les étrangers possédant lanationalité d’un Etat tiers. Le droit de l’Union conduit ainsi à fragmenter et refaçonner lacatégorie juridique de l’étranger au sein de l’Etat. Cependant, il ne se substitue pas à l’Etatdans la définition de l’étranger et, ne se traduit pas par une unification des règles applicablesdans les Etats membres. Par conséquent, l’étranger est à la fois un sujet du droit de l’Etatmembre et un sujet du droit de l’Union. Cette recherche vise à démontrer que ce postulat dedépart doit être considéré. L’analyse des influences du droit de l’Union sur le processusnational de catégorisation des étrangers conduit à démontrer que d’une part, la définitioneuropéenne de l’étranger tend à s’autonomiser et que d’autre part, le droit de l’Union desétrangers tend à devenir commun voire à se substituer au Etats membres. / As a result of the development of EU competences in the field of immigration, the memberStates have lost their monopoly to enact foreigners Law. As well, the EU citizens are nolonger “ordinary” foreigner. Nowadays, the member States have to make a difference betweenthe foreigners with the nationality of another Member State (European foreigners) andforeigners with third countries (extra- European foreigners). Thus, the EU law tends to bothsplit and reshape the legal category of “foreigner”. As well, EU law does not result in aunification of the relevant rules within the member States. Therefore, the foreigner is a thesame time a subject to the EU law and a subject for the national legislations. This researchintends to prove that this assumption must be reconsidered. The analysis of the EU influenceson the national categorization of the foreigners proves that firtsly, the EU definition offoreigner tends to become more and more autonomous and, on the other hand, the EU Law onforeigners tends to become more and more a common Law to the member States.

This diploma thesis explores content, purpose and impact of citizenship of the European Union. The European Union is an international organization that affects day-to-day lives of citizens of its Member States. From the beginning of its existence, the European Union (formerly the European Community) has always taken into consideration the interests of its Member States. As it has accrued more power while widening and broadening its competencies, it has made it possible for the European Union to tackle new problems. Eventually, in order to reduce democratic deficit participation of individual citizens became inevitable for the purpose of creation of a genuine link between individuals and the European Union, which helps to ensure its proper governance. Although some rights linked with citizenship had been already incorporated into the law of the European Union, citizenship of the European Union was embedded into the primary law of the European Union by the Maastricht Treaty. Entering into force on 1 November 1993, this represented a milestone for the quality of the relationship between the European Union and citizens of its Member States. Citizenship of the European Union, which is a citizenship sui generis, is characterised by its accessority and additionality to the citizenship of a Member State....