Age discrimination in employment: unanswered questions?

"Age discrimination is treated differently in the family of prohibited discrimination under European Community law. This paper will focus on “direct age discrimination” in relation to retirement, which, under European Community law may be allowed as an exception to the prohibition on age discrimination in employment provided it is both “objectively justified” and achieved by “proportionate means” in accordance with an “identified legitimate interest” on the part of the Member State."(...