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PRESS RELEASE No 119/22

Luxembourg, 7 July 2022

Judgment of the Court in Case C-576/20 | Pensionsversicherungsanstalt (Child-raising periods completed abroad)

Child-raising periods completed in other Member States are to be taken into account in the calculation of an old-age pension

The Court of Justice confirms its line of authority pursuant to which the Member State responsible for payment of the pension, in which the recipient worked and paid contributions exclusively, both before and after the transfer of that person’s place of residence to another Member State where they raised their children, is required to take into account those child-raising periods (...)