nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/c0daea35fab0fe1e DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251222s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/c0daea35fab0fe1e doi eng 342 23 Wendel, Mattias Author aut Egenberger - Pluralism of Fundamental Rights with an Element of Surprise Wendel, Mattias Verfassungsblog 2025-12-22 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Egenberger decision is not only about church labour law, but touches on fundamental issues of national and European constitutional law. By integrating the requirements of EU law while maintaining domestic specificities, the decision provides a valuable example of how to manage different layers of fundamental rights. Nevertheless, the Egenberger decision carries an element of surprise. The FCC performed a Solange test, elaborating on the question of whether the relevant European standard falls short of the minimum standard required under German law and therefore justifies an exception to the primacy of EU law. CC BY-SA 4.0 CJEU EU EU Charter Egenberger Equality Framework Directive FCC Solange Ultra Vires identity review (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU Geiger, Sarah Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/egenberger/ raw object