"Under a 2003 directive, third-country nationals can in theory acquire EU-wide long-term resident status if they have lived 'legally' in an EU country for at least five years. To obtain the status, third-country nationals must also not have been away for more than 6 consecutive months and 10 months over the entire period (the rules are different for Brits covered by Withdrawal agreement), and prove to have 'stable and regular economic resources' and health insurance."
"As part of measures seeking to make the EU more appealing for non-EU workers, last year the European Commission proposed to update such rules, with the revision of the EU Long-Term Residents Directive. The Commission proposal has to be agreed by the European Parliament and Council (which represents EU governments). In April, the European Parliament said the period non-EU nationals are required to be legally resident in a member state in order to acquire EU long-term status should be cut from five to three years. MEPs also agreed it should be possible to combine periods of legal residence in different EU member states, instead of resetting the clock at each move."
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