1. DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES
LEGAL AFFAIRS
Challenges in the implementation of EU Law at national level

2. Stages of implementation

3. Better regulation More concentration on compliance mechanisms
Less concentration on legal sanctions
Less opportunity for EP as a regulator of Commission discretion and as a legislator
Changes to enforcement policy:
a more strategic approach
phasing out of the EU Pilot (2017 onwards)
penalty payments and a lump sum Article 260 (3)

4. Infringement cases: 2013-2017 New cases launched
Top 3 sectors cases open
Source: Commission’s annual monitoring reports

5. Infringement cases: 2017 Cases referred to CJEU by sector
Cases referred to CJEU by Member State
Source: Eur-Lex Curia, Commission infringement database

6. Infringement cases: 2017 Sectors by judgment*
Member States by judgement*
Source: Eur-Lex Curia, Commission infringement database
*I have omitted a case against Bulgaria which was withdrawn

7. Infringement cases: 2018-Oct
Referred to CJEU (sector)
Referred to CJEU (Member State)
Source: Eur-Lex Curia, Commission infringement database

8. Barriers to implementation: EU institutions
Low complexity of EU law
National enforcement and monitoring
EU enforcement and monitoring

9. EP as an accountability forum
Analysis of JURI reports
Main Themes
Sub-themes
Hierarchy
Policy discussion
Environment, Charter, Gender Equality, Migration, Austerity, Single Digital Gateway, Justice 51
Accountability of Commission
Commission – EP relationship, transparency of data 44
Effective Enforcement
Correlation Tables 39
Pilot
Data 37
Good Administration
Legislation on Administrative Procedures, citizens- openness 23
Petitions 19
Better regulation 18
National enforcement
EP – national parliament relationship 14
Rule of law 12

10. Presentation by Dr Melanie Smith Cardiff University
Policy Department Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs
Responsible Administrator: Roberta PANIZZA