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Late review, adoption and reporting of third river basin management plans and second flood risk management plans by Greece: INFR(2022)2191
Each Member State of the European Union must fully apply EU law. The body responsible for identifying possible violations of EU law is the European Commission.
Where a Member State does not apply EU law and breaches its obligations under the EU Treaties, the European Commission may open a formal infringement procedure under Articles 258 and 260 TFEU (see details on the infringement procedure here).
As mentioned in the “November infringements package: main decisions 16-11-2023”, the European Commission has decided to send a reasoned opinion to Greece for failing to complete the review of: a) river basin management plans, as required under Directive 2000/60/EC (establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy) and b) flood risk management plans, as required under Directive 2007/60/EC (on the assessment and management of flood risks).
Information about the procedure and the Commission’s decisions in this case can be found on the European Commission’s website by entering INFR(2022)2191 in the ‘Infringement number’ field.
The application of EU law is an obligation of the Member States of the European Union. If infringements of EU law are identified, the European Commission may take a series of actions against the Member State concerned to ensure the correct and full application of EU law by opening infringement proceedings under Articles 258 and 260 TFEU.
In November 2023 the European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to Greece as it considered that the review, adoption and reporting of the third river basin management plan and the second flood risk management plan are overdue.
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