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European Commission takes Portugal and Slovakia to CJEU over the Late Payments Directive

Brussels, 19/04/2023 (Agence Europe)

Following two infringement procedures launched in 2017 against Portugal and Slovakia, the European Commission decided on Wednesday 19 April to refer these two countries to the EU Court of Justice for failing to correctly implement the Late Payments Directive. 

This requires public authorities to pay their bills within 30 days, or within 60 days in respect of hospitals. 

However, Portugal and Slovakia have failed to meet their obligations on numerous occasions. In the case of Lisbon,...