The correct application of EU law is a cornerstone of the EU Treaties and at the heart of the Commission's regulatory fitness programme (REFIT). The 30th Annual Report on monitoring the application of EU law shows how Member States are performing in applying EU law.
There were fewer infringements open at the end of 2012 than previous years. The number of cases in problem solving mechanisms such as EU Pilot increased. This reflects the determination of the European Commission to work with the Member States to solve problems and improve compliance.
At the end of 2012, the number of open infringement procedures decreased again, by 25 % compared to the previous year. This is related in part to the more frequent use of EU Pilot1 and other problem solving mechanisms (such as SOLVIT2) which aim to solve problems and promote compliance.
Environment, transport, taxation and internal market & services were the four most infringement-prone areas, together representing more than 60% of all the cases.
The most infringement procedures were open against Italy (99), Belgium (92) and Spain (91). Similar to 2011, Latvia was the best performer with only 20 cases, followed by Lithuania and Estonia (22 and 24 procedures respectively).
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