Community preference
noun[U]
ukusGOVERNMENT,POLITICS
thefactofEuropeancountriesgivingbettertreatmentto otherpeopleorgoodsthat come from theEuropeanUnionthan to those who come fromoutsideit:
Theiropinionwas that the Communitypreferenceprincipleshould bemaintained, but it should onlyapplytolong-termresidents.