L'arrêt "Baheten Metock": fin du voyage des frères siamois?

Abstract

This article analyzes relevant parts of the judgement of the EC Court of Justice in the "Metock" case (C-127/08) with a special focus on some aspects related to the free movement of third country spouses, who are married to EU citizens. In particular, it highlights on the question whether the situation in which a non EU spouse is "accompanying" an EU citizen, as shaped in the EC Directive 2004/38, needs to turn into a permanent "travel of Siamese twins".