European Parliament
Moraes (PSE ),
in writing
. – I would like to congratulate my colleague and fellow member of the Parliament's Anti-Racist Intergroup, Mrs Cerdeira Morterero, for her work on the important and difficult issue of family reunification.
I have voted for this report and support it in line with my past work on immigration matters – particularly my work on secondary immigration issues like the 'primary purpose' marriage rule in the UK.
It is important for Member States to authorise the entry of close relatives – parents, spouses or partners if there are no other means of support.
The transposition of the directive should not lead to a lower level of protection than is currently provided by individual Member States.

