This discussion paper underlines that there is a need to consider how to better implement and enforce free movement rights for all those who move, and more proactively include EU citizens in language and orientation courses (on a voluntary basis).

According to the author, there is also a critical need to improve the knowledge base, particularly for local actors so that public services such as education and health can adapt according to the need.

Most importantly there is a need for policy makers to adopt a coherent approach to the social situation of free-moving citizens, so that mobile citizens don't find themselves in a more vulnerable position than their third-country immigrant neighbours.

Author: Elizabett Collett , Migration Policy Institute Europe