Press Release: Disability benefits: Commission refers Slovakia to Court of Justice for discriminating against severely disabled people living abroad

The European Commission has referred the Slovak Republic to the EU's Court of Justice for not paying disability benefits to severely disabled persons living in other Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, in breach of EU law on social security coordination.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Rapid: MEMO/12/12: Infringements: Frequently Asked Questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-12_en.htm?locale=en

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