Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the appellant was entitled to a residence permit as an EU citizen under the Free Movement Agreement despite prior convictions.
Decisione estratta
He could in principle rely on the Free Movement Agreement, but the refusal was justified because his conduct showed a real, current and sufficiently serious threat to public order and the measure was proportionate.
Motivazione estratta
The court held that past convictions alone are not enough, but here the repeated and serious offenses, the failure to reform, and the lack of credible rehabilitation established a present threat. The administrative authority was not bound by the criminal authorities' more lenient prognoses.