Court of Justice 20 January 2005, C-147/03 (Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In this action brought under Article 226 EC the Commission claims in essence that the Austrian provisions governing access to higher education are discriminatory in that they impose on holders of secondary education diplomas obtained in other Member States conditions which are different from those applicable to holders of Austrian