Right to family reunification

The Council held a general discussion on the principles concerning a draft directive on family reunification, addressing in particular questions relating of the scope of application of the proposal- definition of family members to be covered by the Directive- and certain time limits placed on the rights and obligations of persons benefiting from the right to family reunification and their sponsors. The Council noted that outstanding issues still remained which required further work with a view to reaching a general consensus on the text.�