Free Movement of Persons within the EU and its Implementation in the Czech Republic

The chapter deals with the free movement of persons which generally considered as one of the most important rights of EU citizens and their family members guaranteed by EU law. This fundamental freedom that forms part of the internal market has been regulated since the establishment of the original European Communities. At the beginning, the free movement applied only to persons performing an economic activity, later it was enlarged to other categories and currently covers all citizens of EU Member States and their family members who are not nationals of any Member State. The chapter focuses on EU legislation in force concerning free movement of persons and its implementation into the Czech national law.