Court European Court of Justice Citation(s) (2001) C-184/99, [2001] ECR I-6193 | ||
Grzelczyk v Centre Public d’Aide Sociale d’Ottignes-Louvain-la-Neuve (2001) C-184/99 is an EU law case, concerning the free movement of citizens in the European Union.
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Facts
Rudy Grzelczyk was French, studying in Belgium, and supporting himself for 3 years of study. Directive 93/96 article 1, now the Citizens Rights Directive article 7(1)(c) required this. He applied for a minimum income, or ‘minimex’ to fund the fourth and final year from CPAS. He was refused for not being Belgian. He was not a worker, but claimed he had a right as an EU citizen resident under TFEU art 21 and as a student under the Students Directive 93/96. This, however, required (now CRD art 7(1)(c)) that he had sufficient resources.
Judgment
The Court of Justice, Grand Chamber, held that Grzelczyk was entitled to the minimex. Although CRD art 7(1)(c) required a student to have sufficient resources, there was no requirement to preclude students receiving social security. TFEU art 21 with art 18 precluded the Belgian law discriminating against Grzelczyk.