Each Member State of the European Union shall apply EU law and take appropriate action to that end. The European Commission is the body responsible for detecting possible breaches of EU law.
In the event that a Member State does not apply Union law and fails to fulfill any of the obligations laid down in the EU Treaties, the European Commission may initiate formal infringement proceedings under Articles 258 and 260 TFEU (details of infringement proceedings here).
Directive 2014/67/EU (on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System) aims to strengthen the practical application of the rules on posting of workers by addressing issues related to fighting fraud and circumvention of rules, access to information, and administrative cooperation between EU Member States.
However, as stated in the “July infringement package: key decisions/15-7-2021“, several EU Member States have not complied with the provisions of this Directive. For this reason, the European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Greece, among others, as it considered that the country has not aligned its legislation with the above directive [infringement number: INFR (2018) 2233].
The application of EU law is an obligation of the Member States of the European Union. If possible breaches of EU law are detected, the European Commission may take a series of actions against that Member State to ensure the correct and full application of EU law by initiating infringement proceedings in accordance with Articles 258 and 260 of the TFEU.
In this case, the European Commission sent a letter of formal notice, calling on Greece to comply with Directive 2014/67/EU (implementing Directive 96/71/EC on the posting of workers) and harmonize the provisions of its national legislation with the Directive.
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