Brussels, 18/12/2014 (Agence Europe) - Third-country nationals authorised to travel to a member state for medical treatment cannot at the same time take advantage of the subsidiary protection scheme and the associated economic and social advantages, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled on Thursday 18 December.
In its verdict (case C-542/13), the Court drew a clear boundary between refugee status, the subsidiary protection regime and permits granted on compassionate grounds. In this case...