Decision of the Court of Alessandria No. 277 of 17 June 2015

The Court of Alessandria ruled that the fact of denying access to maternity allowance to a woman of Moroccan nationality legally staying in Italy is breach of the non discrimination principle. It is a matter of fact that any such decision would be incompatible with the equal treatment of foreigners and nationals, a principle set out not only in the applicable EU legislation but also under the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.