Directive 2004/38/EC grants EU citizens and their family members the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States. In that regard, the Raad van State (Netherlands, Council of State) has made two separate requests to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling in the context of four cases concerning the refusal of Netherlands’ authorities to grant a right of residence to a third-country national who is a family member of an EU citizen of Netherlands nationality.