Article Eight of the Free
Movement Directive goes on to state that for periods of residence longer than three months, the host Member State may require Union citizens to register with the relevant authorities.
The draft decree modifying the application in Italy of the Free
Movement Directive (2004/38) "poses problems of compatibility with Community law," says the Commission.
A further reality is that all that is needed to solve the current immigration crisis is to tear up the free
movement directive (2004/38/ EC) and create a new one.
The Commission argued that Cyprus has failed to correctly transpose and apply the Free
Movement Directive, under which, member states may require EU citizens to report their presence in their territory within a reasonable and non-discriminatory period of time and penalise non-compliance using "proportionate and non-discriminatory sanctions".
The most vocal argue that he should renegotiate theA Free
Movement directive to keep them out, or limit access to social services, while insisting that Britain can remain part of the single market.