Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)

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Advocate General Collins: EU law precludes a national provision or practice according to which national courts have no jurisdiction to examine if a provision of national law, that a decision of the constitutional court of the Member State has found to be constitutional, is in conformity with EU law

(Source: Court of Justice of the European Union)

It also precludes the initiation of disciplinary proceedings and the application of disciplinary penalties in respect of a judge arising from that examination

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According to Advocate General Richard de la Tour, the indexation of the family allocation and tax advantages granted by Austria to workers whose children permanently reside in another Member State is contrary to EU law

(Source: Court of Justice of the European Union)

In Austria, workers from other Member States must be able to access the same allocations and tax advantages as Austrian workers, irrespective of the place of residence of their children, since they contribute to the financing of the Austrian social security and tax system in the same […]

A third-country national does not lose his or her long-term resident status if his or her presence in the territory of the European Union is limited, during a period of 12 consecutive months, to only a few days

(Source: Court of Justice of the European Union)

Once that status is acquired, it is not necessary for the person concerned to have his or her habitual residence or centre of interests in the European Union

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