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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10724

7 November 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 26
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) cjeu
Lowering of retirement age for judges in Hungary is illegal

Brussels, 6/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - In a ruling issued on Tuesday 6 November in Case C-286/12, the European Court of Justice ruled that new Hungarian legislation lowering the retirement age for certain judges and notaries from 70 to 62 introduces unjustified age-based discrimination outlawed by the EU Directive on equal treatment for employment and labour (Directive 200/78/EC). The Court of Justice says that the measure is not needed to achieve the Hungarian government's objective of...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE
INSTITUTIONAL
SECTORAL POLICIES
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
EXTERNAL ACTION
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU