53Although that concept primarily focuses on the existence of a biological parent-child relationship, it should nonetheless be borne in mind that, according to settled case-law, the aim of Directive 2004/38 is to facilitate the exercise of the primary and individual right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, which is conferred directly on citizens of the Union by Article 21(1) TFEU, and that one of the objectives of that directive is to strengthen that right (judgments of 12 March 2014, O. and B., C‑456/12, EU:C:2014:135, paragraph 35, and of 5 June 2018, Coman and Others, C‑673/16, EU:C:2018:385, paragraph 18). In view of those objectives, the provisions of Directive 2004/38, including Article 2(2) thereof, must be construed broadly (see, to that effect, judgments of 16 January 2014, Reyes, C‑423/12, EU:C:2014:16, paragraph 23, and of 10 July 2014, Ogieriakhi, C‑244/13, EU:C:2014:2068, paragraph 40).
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