EU court rules benefit tourists can be excluded from welfare schemes
The European Court of Justice declares EU member states must have 'the possibility of refusing' social benefits to 'economically inactive' EU citizens
Britain can ban European Union migrants from claiming "special non-contributory cash benefits" for up to five years, according to a landmark judgement in Luxembourg.
The EU courts have ruled that it is up to the Government, not Brussels, how it drafts legislation that that excludes foreign, European nationals from claiming social assistance benefits.
As well as asserting national sovereignty over out-of-work welfare benefits, the European Court of Justice has stopped unemployed migrants from using human rights legislation to appeal against measures blocking them from benefits. ...
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