Professor Takis Tridimas:

I will raise just one point. I do not believe there would be a breach of the principle of non-discrimination under EU law if the imposition of restrictions on services by a member state was selective and targeted only certain countries. The reason for this is that, back in the 1980s, the Court of Justice took the view that there is no general principle of having to treat equally all third countries. It seems to me that there is discretion. Would the Leas-Chathaoirleach allow Professor Koutrakos to add anything in the event that he wished to?