48It should be noted in that regard that Directive 98/59 does not give an express definition of the concept of ‘redundancy’. None the less, in the light of the aim pursued by the directive and the context of the first subparagraph of Article 1(1)(a) thereof, it must be regarded as a concept of EU law which cannot be defined by reference to the laws of the Member States. In the present case, that concept must be interpreted as encompassing any termination of an employment contract not sought by the worker, and therefore without his consent (judgments in Commission v Portugal, C‑55/02, EU:C:2004:605, paragraphs 49 to 51, and Agorastoudis and Others, C‑187/05 to C‑190/05, EU:C:2006:535, paragraph 28).
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