Key legal question
Whether the AHV pension for June to December 2006 could lawfully be paid in euros instead of Swiss francs
Extracted holding
The switch to euro payments was justified only from 2007; for June to December 2006 it lacked sufficient grounds.
Extracted reasoning
Although direct payment to Slovenia in the resident state's currency was generally permissible, the practice change was premature because Slovenia adopted the euro only on 1 January 2007 and the transition period did not justify an earlier switch.