Analysis: “Discrimination against third-country national workers concerning social benefits is prohibited under EU law” by Bjarney Friðriksdóttir

The Court of Justice of the European Union reaffirms the prohibition of discrimination against third-country national workers based on nationality and type of residence permit as regards social benefits

In two judgments of 25 November 2020 - Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (C-302/19) and Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale (C-303/19), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) addressed equal treatment in the granting of social benefits between third-country nationals resident as workers in Italy and Italian nationals. The first case, C-302/19 concerns Directive 2011/98/EU on third-country nationals who hold single work permits, and the second, C-303/19 addresses Directive 2003/109/EC on the status of th