Asmens šeimos narių teisės Europos Sąjungoje ; Personal rights of the family members in european union

Abstract

European union – the most rapidly developing and independent union of countries in the world. Without any doubt all integrational processes influences different component of market ant laws. Free movement of persons is the most sensitive mater talking about EU integration. Free movement of persons – the basic liberty, which is ensured according EU law and grants right to live and work in another member state This liberty helps EU citizens realize their subjective right – live, work or set up business in another country. Family is fundamental cell of public-social life. Personal, social, culture, moral, legal and economical maters relates family members, that's why analysis of family members status is very important. Traditionally, family is marriage substantiated men's and women's union. According integrational and global processes, as well changes of legal mind, appears new comprehension of family and family members. Untraditional family model embrace not only heterosexual couples, thus sexual minority. High importance of Maastrich treaty shows that, after 1992 each EU citizen has fundamental and personal right move along EU not only working purpose, but even personal. After EU citizenship was legalized, every EU members state citizen, have become EU citizen. Until that, citizens of members states had at least economical rights, so in today the same citizens, without economical, have political and civil rights and duties. Thus, EU citizenship ensures movement by economical-working and personal aims. Institute of citizenship is very important, because minimized differences between workers, their family members and host member's state citizens. EU citizenship is essential condition of free movement of persons. Though, differences between citizen and worker are minimized, there are no unique concept of it. The right or free movement of person is also pointed at family members. This right exceptionally depends on connection with EU citizen. Regulation of rights of the child, according international acts are fulfilled EU legal acts, and one of them is European Council accepted communiqué "Towards an EU strategy on the Rights of the Child". Because of respect to family life, EU legal acts ensures the right to family reunification.