In 2015, a Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad featured an interview with President of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts, who was quoted as saying that his court “is what keeps the European wheels turning.” In this article, we discuss a selection of ECJ judgments that emphasize...

This contribution will especially address the EC's general policy in respect of the IORP II Proposal, also in connection with general more recent EU law developments, and its consequences for the pension systems of the EU Member States, with a focus on the occupational pension system of the...

This Working Paper looks at the CJEU’s changing interpretation of Article 8 of Directive 2008/94/EC (protecting pension rights on employer insolvency) over the last 14 years through its decisions in Robins, Hogan, Webb-Sämann, Hampshire and Bauer. The CJEU both decided that pension protection...

English abstract: The way in which EU Member States have is under heavy pressure. Because pension funds increasingly regulated at European level, the problems at European level. to first of all, the internal market for occupational pension provision institutions will have to get off to a better...

The EU has limited legislative competence in the field of social law. However, the Member States are increasingly modernizing social services and social (welfare) protection, attempting to make social services more efficient by increasingly looking to the market for the provision of such...

This article analyzes current EU pension law and policy in light of the case “State Pension Age” (SPA) and considers the implications of this analysis for EU social rights. In examining the applicability of EU pension law, it provides two critical entry point of analysis into the SPA cases:...

Dutch Abstract: In dit artikel wordt geschetst wat het PEPP is, op hoofdlijnen en gedetailleerd (paragraaf 2 en 5). Ook wordt aangeven hoe Nederland zijn voordeel ermee kan doen en wat dit zal betekenen voor het pensioenlandschap in Nederland en daarbuiten (paragraaf 3). Ook wordt kort ingegaan...

The EU has several ‘pension problems, for example ageing, poor portability and the lack of consumer protection. Furthermore, the EU internal market for pensions is not sufficiently developed. This not only prevents, for example, a cost-efficient pension build-up of an employee working abroad,...

Dutch Abstract: Aan de Europeesrechtelijke houdbaarheid van grensoverschrijdende (collectieve) waardeoverdrachten zijn inmiddels aardig wat artikelen gewijd. Ook heeft het de speciale aandacht van de Europese Commissie en het EU Hof van Justitie. Wat is er aan de hand en waarom wordt er zo veel...

This report focuses on the voluntary and complementary pension Fund (hereafter: the Fund) for Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and specifically whether the guarantee that was given by the EuropeanParliament (EP) to uphold all rights of members of the Fund (theguarantee) can be legally...