Zukunftskeess and cross-border blended families

This article supplements our previous article on how administrations are correcting the discrimination against cross-border commuters highlighted by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

It took four rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for Luxembourg to fall into line and define non-discriminatory legislation for the allocation of financial aid for studies. This was the battle waged by cross-border commuters and trade unions in 2010. Another legal saga also began during this period: that arising from the 2016 reform of family allowances.

In a previous article, the Journal mentioned a legal seminar organised by MoveS, a European network of experts on worker mobility and social security, which was held in Luxembourg at the end of June. The seminar had the rare advantage of bringing together researchers, lawyers and government departments, with the latter explaining how they had applied the legislative changes made in response to the CJEU rulings.