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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13463
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Social

Member State may not unilaterally extend period of residence required for third country national to qualify for minimum social benefits

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled on Monday 29 July (case. C-112/22 and C-223/22 ND) that access by third country nationals who are long-term residents to a social security, social assistance or social protection measure “may not be made subject to the condition of having resided for at least 10 years in a Member State”, the last two of which continuously. 

The case concerns two third country nationals who are long-term residents of Italy and who are accused of committing a...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: imbalance between fishing opportunities and fleet capacity has undermined positive effects of ‘Mediterranean plan’, according to European Commission
RESEARCH: European Commission adopts investment guidelines for ‘New European Bauhaus’
ENERGY: compensation for grid operators to cover losses from cross-border transit flows increased in 2022, according to ACER
DIGITAL: European elections avoided pitfall of massive online disinformation, according to EDPB report
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: G20 ministers pledge to work together “to ensure that ultra-high-net-worth individuals are effectively taxed”
STATE AID: European Commission opens in-depth investigation into German aid of €321.2 million for Condor
STATE AID: green light for €998 million Dutch state aid scheme to support renewable hydrogen production
STATE AID: European Commission approves Dutch aid for production of renewable hydrogen using an alkaline electrolyser
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
SOCIAL: Member State may not unilaterally extend period of residence required for third country national to qualify for minimum social benefits
ENVIRONMENT: wolf cannot be designated as huntable at regional level if its conservation status at national level is unfavourable, according to Court
JUSTICE: EU Court of Justice clarifies conditions for executing British arrest warrants post-Brexit
TOURISM: European Court of Justice has ruled that traveller can be reimbursed after cancelling trip due to exceptional circumstances
EXTERNAL ACTION
ASIA: Josep Borrell encourages investment in connectivity with nations of South-East Asia “instead of in conflicts”
ACP: EU and ‘Africa-Caribbean-Pacific’ group countries support Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for small island developing States
TRADE: EU should capitalise on its comparative advantage in trade in services, says ECIPE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
RULE OF LAW: Giorgia Meloni criticises European Commission’s assessment in its annual Rule of Law Report
SPORT
SPORT: European Commission and European Olympic Committees sign an agreement to promote European and Olympic values
SPORT: sector employed 1.55 million people in European Union in 2023, according to Eurostat
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION : Viktor Orbán appoints Oliver Várhelyi to second term as European Commissioner 
MIDDLE EAST: Mr Borrell condemns deadly strike on a football pitch in Golan Heights
CSDP: Rear Admiral Massimo Bonu appointed EU Force Commander for Operation EUNAVFOR Aspides
TAIWAN: EU challenges Taipei at WTO over discrimination in wind farm projects