The European Commission decided on Thursday to launch a series of infringement proceedings against Portugal and 25 other European Union (EU) countries over the lack of information on the transposition of climate protection legislation.
In a statement, the Community’s executive announced the opening of infringement proceedings against 26 of the EU’s 27 member states for failing to report to the Commission on the implementation of the European climate protection directive, which is to be transposed into the law of each country.
Member States now have two months to respond to the European Commission and complete the transposition of the law.
Otherwise, Ursula von der Leyen’s boss could make a reasoned statement, which would be the next step in the breach process.
The problem is that legislation to tax carbon emissions has failed to be rolled out across more sectors, thereby helping to reduce them.
This law also aims to create “revenues” that will be directed to the Social Climate Fund.
This package of infringement procedures applies to all EU countries, such as Portugal, with the exception of Austria.
The deadline for transposing European legislation into the relevant national laws was 30 June 2024.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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