Enforcing EU law for a Europe that delivers

Summary:

Communication adopted by the European Commission on 13 October 2022, setting out its work to ensure that EU law is complied with and citizens and businesses can benefit from the same rights across the European Union.

Further information:

The European Union is a community of law, based on common values shares by its Member States. Applying and enforcing EU law, and respect for the rule of law are at its very foundation. The principle of primacy of EU law is grounded in the principle of equality before the Treaties. It ensures equal rights for all across the EU, meaning that all provisions of EU law should have the same meaning and are to be applied in the same way in all Member States.

The European Commission has been working to protect such principles. Key work streams include the annual Rule of Law reports, the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP), and the renewed strategy for the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. In this context, as the Guardian of the Treaties, enforcing EU law is one of the Commission's core missions.

This Communication sets out how the Commission has deepened and developed its work on enforcement in order to ensure that EU law is upheld equally in all Member States and to maximise the concrete benefits that its implementation and enforcement work delivers in the everyday lives of people in the EU. It was tabled by the European Commission on 13 October 2022.

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European Commission: Press Release, 13/10/2022: Enforcing EU laws: delivering the benefits to citizens https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6110

European Commission: Law-Making Process: Applying EU law https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-making-process/applying-eu-law

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