Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen

Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen
Court	European Court of Justice
Citation(s)	(2007) C-213/05
Keywords
Free movement of workers

Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (2007) C-213/05 is an EU law case, concerning the free movement of workers in the European Union.

Facts

A Dutch woman, Ms Geven, residing in the Netherlands, doing minor employment in Germany, claimed German child-raising allowance. German law required residence. Ms Geven claimed this violated her right to free movement under TFEU article 45.

Judgment

The Court of Justice, Grand Chamber, held the German government could justify the indirect discrimination of a residence requirement to claim the child benefit. Justifications could include encouraging the birth rate, allowing parents to care for children themselves by giving up employment, and benefiting people who had ‘established a real link with German society.’

Free movement of workers

TFEU arts 45-48

Free Movement of Workers Regulation 2011

Lawrie-Blum v Land Baden-Württemberg (1986) Case 66/85

Steymann v Staatssecretaris van Justitie (1988) Case 196/87

Trojani v Centre public d’aide sociale (2004) C-456/02

Belgian Football Association v Bosman (1995) C-415/93

Angonese v Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano SpA (2000) C-281/98

Finanzamt Köln Altstadt v Schumacker (1995) C-279/93

Weigel v Finanzlandesdirektion für Vorarlberg (2004) C-387/01

Hendrix v Employee Insurance Institute (2007) C-287/05

Geven v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (2007) C-213/05

Citizens Rights Directive 2004 2004/38/EC

Gravier v City of Liege (1985) Case 293/83

Metock v Minister for Justice (2008) C-127/08

See EU law and free movement

European Union law

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