Italy has been found guilty of violating waste water regulations, leading to the Court of Justice of the EU’s decision, on Thursday 31 May, to condemn Italy to pay a lump sum of €25 million and a penalty of over €30 million for every six months’ delay (see EUROPE 11790, 11685).
The Court therefore considers it appropriate to order Italy (Case C-351/17) to pay into the EU budget a fine of €30,112,500 for every six months of delay in implementing the measures necessary to comply with...