Judgment_paragraph 54 · WS v Intervyuirasht organ na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet (C-621/21)

54In that context, it should be made clear that it is for the Member State concerned to determine which surrounding society is relevant when assessing whether such a social group exists. That society may coincide with the entirety of the third country of origin of the applicant for international protection or be more restricted, for example to part of the territory or population of that third country.