On 3 October 2019, the European Court of Justice ruled that the concept of ‘resources’ in Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of long-term residents in a member state includes not only the applicant for long-term residence’s own resources but may also cover resources made available to the applicant by a third party provided that, in the light of the applicant’s individual circumstances, these resources could be considered ‘stable, regular and sufficient’.

X v. Belgische Staat, case C-302/18