Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 May 2021 – VT v Ministero dell’Interno, Ministero dell’Interno – Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza – Direzione centrale per le risorse umane

(Case C-304/21)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: VT

Respondents: Ministero dell’Interno, Ministero dell’Interno – Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza – Direzione centrale per le risorse umane

Question referred

Must Council Directive 2000/78/EC ¹ of 27 November 2000, Article 3 TEU, Article 10 TFEU and Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union be interpreted as precluding the national legislation contained in Legislative Decree No 334/2000, as subsequently amended and supplemented, and in the secondary sources adopted by the Ministry of the Interior, which lays down an age limit of 30 years for participation in a selection procedure for posts of commissioner in the career bracket of State Police officers?

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¹     Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16).