Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 05/26/2011

Subject: The Court affirmed that Decision of the Association Council on the application of the social security schemes of the Member States of the European Communities to Turkish workers and members of their families must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which withdraws the award of a benefit such as the supplement to invalidity benefit, made under the national legislation, from former Turkish migrant workers such as the respondents in the main proceedings when they have returned to Turkey after losing their right to remain in the host Member State because they became incapacitated in that Member State.

Parties: Akdas e altri

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 34 Social security - Social services for disablement - Rights of foreign people

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