Europos Sąjungos teisės įgyvendinimas ir taikymas Lietuvoje
Implementation and Application of EU Law in Lithuania

Summary/Abstract: Implementation and application of EU law can be defined as a complex processes aimed to ensure full respect of the requirements of EU legislation. Implementation often concerns various EU and national legal provisions, individual factual circumstances and, no doubt, differences in their interpretation. Consequently, infringements done by the Member States may take number of forms. To disclose present situation, find underpinning reasons and look for possible solutions for the improvement of the implementation of EU law, it is necessary to identify relevant infringements, establish common features and to proceed with evaluation. General analysis of infringement cases when Lithuania is accused, allegedly or correctly, for not fulfilment of its commitments related to the implementation of EU law is provided in the article. Experience of Lithuania is displayed in the context of ten new Member States of the EU and some comparison with the ‘old’ Member States is also provided occasionally. Analysis of the particular types of the infringements is focused to establish their nature and character as well as possible actions suitable to reduce their number.

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