Case C-356/24, Kärntner Landesregierung (Promotion of the civil servant): Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 27 November 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Kärnten – Austria) – A.B. v Kärntner Landesregierung (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Freedom of movement for workers – Article 45 TFEU – Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 – Article 7(1) – Social policy – Equal treatment in employment and occupation – Directive 2000/78/EC – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – Civil servants’ salary scale – National legislation excluding the consideration of previous periods of equivalent service completed in another Member State – Exclusion following a decision, falling within the discretionary power of the administration, to grant a promotion to the civil servant – Promotion subject to completion of a certain number of years of service – National legislation excluding the consideration of previous periods of equivalent service completed in the Member State concerned)