ANNA KOMPATSCHER, Family allowances only for long-term residents? CJEU and Italian Constitutional Court rule that childbirth and maternity allowances cannot depend on discriminative criteria of long-term residence

SUMMARY: 1. Introduction. – 2. Direct application of Directive 2001/98. – 3. The Charter and the Constitution: double protection of the right to social benefits. – 4. The interpretation of the CJEU. – 5. Violation of the Constitution and the Charter: the assessment of the Constitutional Court. – 6. Conclusion: discrimination based on long-term residence status violates the Constitution and EU law.

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