Request for a preliminary ruling from the rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Roermond (Netherlands) lodged on 27 January 2026 – NA v Minister van Asiel en Migratie

(Case C-32/26, Lodring  (1) )

(C/2026/2209)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Roermond

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: NA

Defendant: Minister van Asiel en Migratie

Question referred

Should Article 5 of Directive 2008/115/EC (2), read in conjunction with Articles 1, 4 and 19(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, be interpreted as meaning that Article 5 of Directive 2008/115/EC includes an obligation on the authorities, before adopting a return decision in respect of a seriously ill foreign national, to verify whether the medical treatment necessary to prevent a situation as referred to in Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights will in fact be accessible to that seriously ill foreign national in the third country to which the return obligation relates?

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(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ 2008, L 348, p. 98).