Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Communities' Court of Justice

Date: 06/04/2009

Subject: The Court affirmed that nationals of the Member States seeking employment in another Member State who have established real links with the labour market of that State can rely on Article 39(2) EC in order to receive a benefit of a financial nature intended to facilitate access to the labour market. Instead, according to the Court, Article 12, paragraph 1, EC does not preclude national rules which exclude nationals of Member States of the European Union from receipt of social assistance benefits which are granted to nationals of non-member countries. This provision concerns situations coming within the scope of Community law in which a national of one Member State suffers discriminatory treatment in relation to nationals of another Member State solely on the basis of his nationality and is not intended to apply to cases of a possible difference in treatment between nationals of Member States and nationals of non-member countries.

Parties: Vatsouras

Classification: Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Solidarity - Art. 34 Social security - Citizens’ rights - Art. 45 Freedom of movement

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