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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10430

30 July 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 24
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/cjeu
Compulsory retirement is legitimate in pursuit of general interest

Brussels, 29/07/2011 (Agence Europe) - National law which sets a compulsory retirement age of 65 for civil servants (allowing them the opportunity to continue to the age of 68 if the needs of the department require) complies with European legislation in that it pursues the objective of establishing “a balanced age structure” in order to encourage the recruitment of young people, optimise staff management and avoid possible litigation on the ability of civil servants to fulfil their...