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Non-conformity of Greece legislation with Directive (EU)2017/541 on combating terrorism: INFR(2021)2085
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 (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism is a key element of the counter-terrorism agenda and includes provisions that criminalise and sanction terrorist-related offences, such as travelling abroad to commit a terrorist offence, returning to or travelling within the EU for such activities, training for terrorist purposes and financing terrorism. In addition, EU rules set out special provisions for victims of terrorism to ensure they have access to reliable information as well as professional and specialist support services, in the immediate aftermath of an attack and for as long as necessary.
As mentioned in the “July infringement package: main decisions/15-7-2021“, the European Commission decided to initiate infringement proceedings against Greece, sending a “letter of formal notice” for failing to correctly transpose certain elements of the EU rules on combating terrorism [infringement number: INFR (2021) 2085].
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 ensure the correct transposition of EU rules on combating terrorism, as it considered that Greek legislation did not comply with certain elements of the requirements of Directive (EU) 2017/541.
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