The conclusion is that there is a difference in the rights of EEA nationals and EU citizens who are economically inactive, since, according to the case-law of the EFTA Court, EEA nationals enjoy a more extensive right than their counterparts who are EU citizens.
Niðurstaða ritgerðarinnar varpar ljósi á gildandi mun á réttindum EES og ESB ríkisborgara sem eru óvirkir í atvinnulífinu, því samkvæmt dómaframkvæmd EFTA dómstólsins njóta EES ríkisborgarar víðtækari réttinda en sambærilegir ESB ríkisborgarar.