Press Release: Applying Community law better

The European Commission presented on 15 December 2009 its Annual Report on monitoring the Application of Community Law (2008). The report analyses how the implementation, management and enforcement of European Union law contribute to the process of legislative changes. It highlights the extensive nature of the problem of the late transposition by Member States of directives into their law and suggests an inter-institutional dialogue on the causes and possible ways of reducing this problem. It emphasizes the importance of attention being paid to implementation planning and enforcement mechanisms in the development of new legislation, it draws attention to the variety of management and enforcement tools available to ensure the correct application of European Union law.