Press Release: Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-308/14 Commission v United Kingdom

The European Court of Justice's Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalón released his Opinion on 6 October 2015 regarding Case C-308-14 between the United Kingdomn and the European Union.

Mr Cruz Villalón proposed that Court should dismiss the Commission’s action against the United Kingdom concerning allowances for children. He considers that checking whether claimants are lawfully resident in the host Member State does not impose any condition additional to what is inscribed in EU law, but simply examines the lawfulness of that residence according to European rules.

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ESO: Background information: People from abroad: what benefits can they claim? - Commons Library Standard Note http://www.europeansources.info/record/people-from-abroad-what-benefits-can-they-claim-commons-library-standard-note/

EUObserver, 06.10.15: EU court takes UK line on welfare checks https://euobserver.com/migration/130570

The Wall Street Journal, 06.10.15: EU Court Should Dismiss Social Benefits Case Against U.K., Legal Adviser Says http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-court-should-dismiss-child-benefits-case-against-u-k-legal-adviser-says-1444124348

Sputnik International, 06.10.15: UK Wins Right to Discriminate Against Non-UK Citizens Over Welfare http://sputniknews.com/europe/20151006/1028087121/uk-restricting-welfare-payments-eu-citizens.html

Politico, 06.10.15: Top EU lawyer backs UK migrants law http://www.politico.eu/article/top-eu-lawyer-backs-uk-migrants-law/

BBC News, 06.10.15: Migrant benefits: Top EU lawyer backs UK on 'right to reside' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34452825

EurActiv, 06.10.15: Europhile Brits relieved after EU judges' decisions on welfare, prisoners' votes http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/europhile-brits-relieved-after-eu-judges-decisions-welfare-prisoners-votes-318265

Blog: Open Europe, 06.10.15: What are the implications of the ECJ opinion on the UK’s right to reside test? http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/what-are-the-implications-of-the-ecj-opinion-on-the-uks-right-to-reside-test/

The Guardian, 06.10.15: UK's discriminatory migrant residence tests are legal – preliminary EU ruling http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/discriminatory-migrant-residence-tests-legal-preliminary-eu-ruling

Blog: EU Law Analysis, 07.10.15: An insubstantial pageant fading: a vision of EU citizenship under the AG’s Opinion in C-308/14 Commission v UK http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/an-insubstantial-pageant-fading-vision.html

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