08/12/2017 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 7 December, the European Commission announced that it had referred Italy to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) as the country is reported to have systematic payment delays in its commercial transactions. This practice runs counter to Directive 2011/7/EU on the fight against payment delays in commercial transactions, which provides for suppliers of goods and services to be paid by public authorities within 30 days (60 days under exceptional...