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Commission v. Austria [2005]
June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
In the recent case of Commission v. Austria concerning restrictions of entry for foreign students (mostly medical students) to Austrian universities, the ECJ decided that the Austrian legislation in this domain is contrary to Community law. The Austrian “Law on University Studies” provides that students from other Member States must fulfill the admission requirements to […]
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Rudy Grzelczyk [2001]
June 1, 2007 | 1 Comment
With the decision in Grzelczyk case a general principle has started to develop: that discrimination on ground of nationality will not be allowed against EU citizens who have exercised their free movement rights.
Grzelczyk was the first judgment which dealt with the right of economically inactive persons to reside in another Member State. The case concerned […]
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Mary Carpenter [2002]
June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
In the Carpenter case a spouse of a British citizen who was a national of the Philippines applied for a permit to stay in the UK but her application was rejected and a deportation order was issued.
Mrs. Carpenter was unable to benefit from a right to reside in the UK based on Directive 73/148, as […]