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EU court rules on employment case sparked by church tax levy

The ruling touches on sensitive issues in the Catholic Church in Germany.

Luke Coppen
Mar 17, 2026
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The European Union’s highest court ruled Tuesday that a German Catholic association was wrong to fire an employee solely because she had formally left the Church.

European Court of Justice buildings in Luxembourg. Credit: Cédric Puisney/wikimedia CC BY 2.0.

The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled March 17 that the Katholische Schwangerschaftsber…

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