According to Advocate General Mengozzi, the requirement of having a basic knowledge of the German language, which Germany imposes for the grant of a visa for the purposes of family reunification of spouses who are third-country nationals, is contrary to EU law
Date of article: 30/04/2014
Daily News of: 30/04/2014
Country: 
EUROPE
Author: Court of Justice of the European Union
Article language: en
That requirement, introduced in 2007, is compatible with neither the standstill clause under the Association Agreement with Turkey nor the Directive on family reunification