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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11195

13 November 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 35 / 35
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) social
Court gives member states weapon to tackle “welfare tourism”

Brussels, 12/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - Economically inactive EU citizens who go to another member state solely in order to obtain social assistance may be excluded from certain social benefits. This is effectively the thrust of the ruling by the European Court of Justice (C-333/13) on Tuesday 11 November on a subject that has provoked a lot of heated political feeling in countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom. The ruling was welcomed by the British Prime Minister, as well as by the...

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