Press Release: Judgment in Case C-20/12. Elodie Giersch and Others v Luxembourg

While stating that the Luxembourg legislation which excludes the children of frontier workers from entitlement to financial aid for higher education studies pursues a legitimate objective, the Court holds that the current system goes beyond what is necessary to attain that objective.

The objective of increasing the number of persons in the Luxembourg population with a higher education degree may be attained using less restrictive measures.