Press Release: EU rules on electronic communications – Commission launches infringement proceedings against ten Member States

The Commission launched legal proceedings against ten EU Member States on 14 April 2005 to remedy infringements of EU rules on electronic communications. It points to defects in national laws, and incorrect practical application of EU rules, in Germany, Italy, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Finland. The opening of these proceedings follows concerns identified in the Commission's Implementation Reports on the electronic communications sector, the most recent of which was published at the end of 2004.