Penalties and lump sums paid by Member States
Recorded
Member
definitively as
CJEU case
Description
Due date
Amount in euros
P / L (*)
State
revenue in the
year
Closed cases
Romania
C-549/18
Failure to transpose and/or notify transposition measures Directive (EU) 2015/849
14/12/2020
2021
3.000.000,00 €
L
Ireland
C-550/18
Failure to transpose and/or to notify transposition measures Directive (EU) 2015/849
14/12/2020
2021
2.000.000,00 €
L
Infringement of Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the
Greece
C-298/19
24/07/2020
2020
3.500.000,00 €
L
protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources
Failure to comply with Directive 2014/61/EU (measures to reduce the cost of deploying
Belgium
C-543/17
17/01/2020
2020
530.000,00 €
P
high-speed electronic communications networks)
Slovakia
C-626/16
Failure to comply with Directive 1999/31/EC (landfill of waste)
29/11/2018
2019
1.000.000,00 €
L
Slovakia
C-626/16
Failure to comply with Directive 1999/31/EC (landfill of waste)
10/05/2019
2019
885.000,00 €
p
Spain
C-388/16
Failure to fulfil obligations under Art. 49 TFUE (freedom of establishment)
25/09/2017
2017
3.000.000,00 €
L
Portugal
C-557/14
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
04/11/2016
2017
3.000.000,00 €
L
Portugal
C-557/14
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
10/04/2017
2017
1.464.000,00 €
P
Portugal
C-557/14
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
28/08/2017
2017
1.456.000,00 €
P
Portugal
C-557/14
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
04/06/2018
2018
712.000,00 €
P
Portugal
C-76/13
Failure to comply with Directive 2002/22/CE
19/09/2014
2014
3.000.000,00 €
L
Portugal
C-76/13
Failure to comply with Directive 2002/22/CE
26/11/2015
2017
580.000,00 €
P
Spain
C-184/11
Failure to recover state aid granted to firms in the Basque country
07/07/2014
2014
30.000.000,00 €
L
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
06/02/2014
2014
2.000.000,00 €
L
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
11/08/2014
2014
506.800,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
10/08/2015
2015
515.200,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
10/08/2015
2015
506.800,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
07/03/2016
2016
515.200,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
25/07/2016
2016
509.600,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
02/03/2017
2017
515.200,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
14/08/2017
2017
506.800,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
01/03/2018
2018
515.200,00 €
P
Luxembourg
C-576/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
13/09/2018
2018
137.200,00 €
P
Sweden
C-243/13
Failure to fulfil obligations under directive 2008/1/CE (industrial pollution)
27/02/2015
2015
2.000.000,00 €
L
Sweden
C-243/13
Failure to fulfil obligations under directive 2008/1/CE (industrial pollution)
11/05/2015
2015
56.000,00 €
P
Belgium
C-533/11
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
02/01/2014
2014
10.000.000,00 €
L
Failure to comply with Directive 2003/41/EC on the activities and supervision of
Czechia
C-241/11
30/09/2013
2013
250.000,00 €
L
institutions for occupational retirement provision
Failure to fulfil obligations under directive 85/337 (assessment of effects of certain public
Ireland
C-279/11
02/04/2013
2013
1.500.000,00 €
L
and private projects on the environment)
Ireland
C-374/11
Failure to fulfil obligations under directive 75/442/CEE (waste)
02/04/2013
2013
2.000.000,00 €
L
Ireland
C-374/11
Failure to fulfil obligations under directive 75/442/CEE (waste)
27/05/2013
2013
648.000,00 €
P
Failure to transpose Directive 2006/24/EC on the retention of data generated or
Sweden
C-270/11
processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic
12/09/2013
2013
3.000.000,00 €
L
communications services or of public communications networks
Failure to transpose Directive 2006/24/EC on the retention of data generated or
Sweden
C-270/11
processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic
2014
-3.000.000,00 €
L
communications services or of public communications networks
Spain
C-610/10
Failure to recover state aid granted to Magefesa
11/03/2013
2013
20.000.000,00 €
L
Spain
C-610/10
Failure to recover state aid granted to Magefesa
09/09/2013
2013
3.900.000,00 €
P
Greece
C-407/09
Failure to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC (compensation to crime victims)
19/12/2011
2011
3.000.000,00 €
L
Failed to comply with Directive 2014/65/EU of the EP and of the Council of 15 May 2014
Slovenia
C-628/18
06/04/2021
2021
750.000,00 €
on markets in financial instruments.
L
Non-communication of national executive measures transposing the Law Enforcement
Spain
C-658/19
07/06/2021
2021
15.000.000,00 €
Directive (LED) in the Spanish Law
L
Non-communication of national executive measures transposing the Law Enforcement
Spain
C-658/19
04/10/2021
2021
8.099.000,00 €
Directive (LED) in the Spanish Law
P
Council, Austria, Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/818 of 28/05/2018,
(EU)2018/818
03/09/2018
2018
26.820.000,00 €
Austria
manipulation of statistics (debt data in Land Salzburg)
Council, Spain, Council Decision (EU) 2015/1289 of 13/07/2015, manipulation of
Spain
(EU)2015/1289
01/02/2016
2016
18.930.000,00 €
statistics (deficit data in the Autonomous Community of Valencia)
Open cases
Failure to comply with the interim measures order of the CJEU of 21 May 2021; Poland
Poland
C-121/21
is ordered to pay the European Commission daily penalty payments for not ceasing
lignite extraction activities at Turów mine
Failure to comply with the interim measures order of the CJEU of 14 July 2021; Poland
is ordered to pay the European Commission daily penalty payments for
Poland
C-204/21
not suspending the application of the provisions of national legislation relating, in
particular, to the areas of jurisdiction of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court
Judgement of the Court of 12 November 2020 Inexecution - Free movement of capitals -
Belgium
C-842/19
Incompatibility of belgium fiscal rules on revenues arising from real estate properties
abroad
Judgement of the Court of 12 March 2020; Failing to recover aid unlawfully granted to
Italy
C-576/18
the hotel industry in Sardinia
Infringement of Directive 85/337 (constructing a wind farm without carrying out a prior
Ireland
C-261/18
environmental impact assessment)
Greece
C-93/17
Illegal state aid - Hellenic Shipyards (ENAE)
Spain
C-205/17
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
Italy
C-251/17
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
Greece
C-328/16
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
Greece
C-584/14
Failure to comply with several directives on waste
Greece
C-167/14
Failure to comply with Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment
Italy
C-367/14
Failure to recover state aid granted to firms in the territories of Venice and Chioggia
Italy
C-653/13
Failure to fulfil obligations under Directive 2006/12/EC on waste; Campania Region
Greece
C-378/13
Failure to fulfil obligations under directive 75/442/CEE (waste)
Italy
C-196/13
Failure to fulfil obligations under directive 75/442/CEE (waste)
Italy
C-496/09
Recovery from recipients of the aid to promote employment
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – State aid – Aid declared unlawful and
Greece
C-51/20
incompatible with the internal market – Non-compliance – Failure to comply with the
*) P = Penalty: amount payable periodically (for each period of delay in implementing necessary measures) / L = Lump sum: amount payable once
