Brussels, 22/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 21 March 2013, the European Commission decided to refer Malta to the European Court of Justice for failure to respect EU rules on the coordination of social security systems.
Pensioners who previously worked in civil services in other member states have had their retirement pensions wrongly reduced by the Maltese authorities. Under Malta's current rules, the European Commission explains, Maltese statutory old-age pensions are partly...