Infringement Procedure: Letters of Formal Notice Sent to Greece in 2025

In 2025, under the EU infringement procedure, the European Commission decided to send more than 20 letters of formal notice to Greece due to failures to notify national measures transposing EU directives or failures to correctly apply EU rules. One of these letters (under Article 260 TFEU) concerned Greece’s non‑compliance with a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Of these, 19 cases remained active at least until the end of the year. Below are those mentioned on the Commission’s website.

I. May 2025 Infringement Package (7‑5‑2025)

The Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Greece due to failure to fulfil obligations regarding the implementation of the temporary storage system for air transport and the national import system [INFR(2025)2019], calling on Greece to fully implement electronic customs systems.

II. June 2025 Infringement Package (18‑6‑2025)

The Commission sent a letter of formal notice under Article 260 TFEU [INFR(2014)2260] due to Greece’s failure to comply with the CJEU judgment of 17‑12‑2020 (C‑849/19) on the protection of natural habitats and species, as Greece still had not adopted the necessary conservation measures for the 239 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) it has designated.

III. July 2025 Infringement Package (17‑7‑2025)

The Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Greece due to failure to connect to the ProDriveNet implementation network, as required by Directive (EU) 2022/2561 [INFR(2024)2030].

IV. October 2025 Infringement Package (8‑10‑2025)

The Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Greece for failing to adopt and notify national measures transposing amendments to the Settlement Finality Directive and the Second Payment Services Directive introduced by Regulation (EU) 2024/886 on instant payments [INFR(2025)2139].

V.  Commission Decisions – 31‑1‑2025

The Commission sent letters of formal notice to Greece, calling on the country to:

• fully transpose Directive (EU) 2023/977 on information exchange between law‑enforcement authorities [INFR(2025)0044].
• notify measures transposing provisions on the EU temporary travel document [INFR(2025)0040 and INFR(2025)0046].
• notify measures transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2381 on improving gender balance among directors of listed companies [INFR(2025)0043].

VI. Commission Decisions – 27‑3‑2025

The Commission sent letters of formal notice to Greece, calling on the country to:

• transpose new rules on electricity market design [INFR(2025)0135].
• transpose provisions phasing out financial incentives for standalone fossil‑fuel boilers under the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive [INFR(2025)0134].
• fully transpose Directive (EU) 2022/2556 on digital operational resilience [INFR(2025)0133].

VII. Commission Decisions – 24‑7‑2025 

The Commission sent letters of formal notice to Greece, calling on the country to:

• transpose revised rules on promoting energy from renewable sources [INFR(2025)0214].
• fully transpose Directive (EU) 2024/1226 on criminal offences and sanctions for violations of EU restrictive measures [INFR(2025)0215]

VIII. Commission Decisions – 25‑9‑2025

The Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Greece, calling on the country to ensure comprehensive access to information on beneficial ownership, in order to prevent money laundering [INFR(2025)0268].

IX. Commission Decisions – 21‑11‑2025

The Commission sent letters of formal notice to Greece, calling on the country to:

• transpose revised rules on energy efficiency [INFR(2025)0315].
• transpose the updated list of feedstocks for biofuel and biogas production used in the transport sector [INFR(2025)0318].
• fully transpose Directive (EU) 2024/70 on financial‑instrument markets [INFR(2025)0316].

Information on these procedures and the Commission’s decisions can be found on the European Commission’s website by clicking “Commission decisions” and entering the infringement case numbers [INFR(…)] mentioned above.