Luxembourg, 25/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - Germany has avoided the penalty payments the Commission wanted imposed over the award of public contracts in the Land of Lower Saxony. On 18 July, the European Court of Justice found that the Federal Republic was guilty of failing to ensure that Community law was applied, but felt that the imposition of financial sanctions was not necessary, as the contracts in question had been terminated.
On 10 April 2003, the Court of Justice ruled in joint cases...