On Thursday, 24 July, the European Commission initiated infringement proceedings against several Member States for failing to transpose legislation.
The following acts are concerned: Directive 2025/290 updating the list of defence equipment (country concerned: Denmark; transposition deadline: 31 May 2025); Directive 2023/2413 aiming to accelerate the deployment of renewable energies (all EU countries except Denmark; transposition deadline: 21 May 2025); Directive 2024/1226 criminalising violations of European sanctions (18 countries concerned; transposition deadline: 20 May 2025); Directive 2025/149 updating [the terms regarding] the land transport of dangerous goods (nine countries concerned; transposition deadline: 30 June 2025); Directive 2024/2963 on protocols for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species (countries concerned: Cyprus, Denmark, Portugal, and Slovakia; transposition deadline: 31 May 2025); and Directive 2024/3010 on lists of plant pests on seeds and other plant reproductive material (countries concerned: Cyprus, Portugal, Slovakia, and the Netherlands; transposition deadline: 31 May 2025). (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)