Influence of EU citizenship - Right to equal treatment

3 important questions on Influence of EU citizenship - Right to equal treatment

According to art. 21 + art 18 TFEU, what' do we have right to equal treatment for?

  • Access to education
  • tax law
  • procedural law
  • access to social benefits in other MS

ECJ case C-333/13, judgement of 11 Nov 2014, Dano, paras 56-61, 62-84. What were the facts of the case?

Ms Dano and her son, Romanian citizens, claimed right to social benefits in Germany (Hartz IV), after the Jobcenter Leipzig refused to pay, stating that Ms Dano had come to Germany only in order to receive social benefits, but not with the intention to search for work.

ECJ case C-333/13, judgement of 11 Nov 2014, Dano, paras 56-61, 62-84. What was the decision of the ECJ?

  • Equal treatment of Union citizens concerning access to certain social benefits in another MS only where stay meets requirements of the Citizens' Rights Directive
  • Non-working EU citizens moving to another MS only in order to receive social benefits can be excluded from certain social benefits
  • Case-by-case assessment:


Also other case law: case C-6714 Alimanovic (searching for a job) + case C-299/14, Garcia Nieto (first three months of stay).

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