On Thursday 15 March, the European Court of Justice decided in a judgment (C-431/16) that although the pension supplement granted in Spain to workers suffering from total permanent incapacity and the receipt of a retirement pension from another member state must be regarded as being of the same kind, they are compatible.
José Blanco Marqués is the beneficiary of a Spanish pension for total permanent incapacity. The amount of this pension was taken only on the basis of contributions to...