Overview of Recent Cases Before the Court of Justice of the European Union (March –September 2022)

In this case note, nine judgments of the Court will be discussed. The first two judgments discussed concern the principle of equal treatment in relation to family benefits ( S v Familienkasse and Commission v Austria). Additionally, both the first and third judgments reported relate to the interpretation of the Citizenship Directive (Directive 2004/38) ( S v Familienkasse and VI). The other judgments on social security deal with the calculation of old-age pension ( CC) and the legislation applicable for flight and cabin crew ( INAIL and INPS) under Regulation 883/2004. The four remaining judgments are cases of discrimination on grounds of sex in the context of pensions ( KM v INSS and EB v BVAEB), on grounds of age ( A v HK Danmark and HK/Privat) and between temporary agency workers and ‘regular’ workers ( Luso Temp).