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Germany can withhold welfare from foreigners: EU court
TheLocal.de ^ | 25 Feb 2016 15:03 GMT+01:00

Posted on 02/25/2016 7:07:03 AM PST by Olog-hai

European nationals who move to Germany cannot expect to receive social welfare for the first three months of their stay in Germany, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Thursday.

This exclusion can be applied universally to all EU citizens, meaning the German welfare center will not need to consider each application for benefits individually, the EU's highest court ruled.

The point of contention was a rule in the German social law which excludes all non-German EU citizens from picking up unemployment benefits or child support benefits during the first three months in Germany. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Government
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; eussr; germany; schengen; welfare

1 posted on 02/25/2016 7:07:03 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

The $hit is starting to kick off now, I wonder what else will happen.


2 posted on 02/25/2016 7:07:45 AM PST by the_individual2014
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To: Olog-hai

Does that same ruling apply to NON-Europeans? Or can the Muslim invaders get right on the dole?

I suppose equal protection under the law is a peculiarly American concept... not that it’s practiced all that much anymore.


3 posted on 02/25/2016 7:10:09 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

The Fourteenth Amendment says “equal protection of the laws”, not “under the law”.

The European Commission tried to force the UK to pay welfare to non-Brits as well; the ECJ shot them down.


4 posted on 02/25/2016 7:12:06 AM PST by Olog-hai
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Oh no!!! They must wait THREE months before they start sucking off of the citizens? Horrors.


5 posted on 02/25/2016 7:29:07 AM PST by LydiaLong
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To: Olog-hai

Should not receive social welfare for the first 30 years. Let them stay home.


6 posted on 02/25/2016 8:09:05 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Ted Cruz is the man!)
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