Considerations on the Infringement Procedure against Romania
Considerations on the Infringement Procedure against Romania

Author(s): Crina Mihaela Verga
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: infringement;European Union;the states' practice;Romania;
Summary/Abstract: This paper is a study of the infringement procedure, as it is regulated at EU level. Thus, we first analyze the existing legal framework on the matter. The implementation of this procedure in various Member States of the European Union and its consequences are then presented. Last but not least, the article refers to a series of aspects regarding the fields in which the procedure was directed against Romania since its integration into the EU.The purpose of the essay is to present in detail Romania's situation regarding the violation of EU’s law.Thus, a comparative presentation throughout time of the number of such proceedings launched against the Romanian state was made.A relevant case in which Romania was tried and convicted was also presented in detail.The large number of cases launched in 2021 highlights the delays registered by Romania on the matter.The measures ordered by the Romanian government through the elaborated the Annual Transposition Plan-2021must be carefully and systematically implemented. Romania could also consider and effectively apply the examples of good practice from the other EU’vsmember states.The historical and the comparative methods used in this presentation reveal both the similarities between the application of this procedure in the EU Member States under review as well as the difference sand its succession in time.The article is important not only for the scientists, but also for the practitioners to dispose all the necessary measures that are required.

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