Member states drag their feet on EU law

The European Commission has found itself once again berating several member states for not putting EU internal market law into effect.

Releasing figures yesterday (12 January) in an attempt to 'shame' EU governments into doing better, Internal Market Commissioner Frits Bolkestein said that it "is disappointing that some Member States appear to consider that it is acceptable to regularly implement Directives late and to incorrectly apply commonly agreed rules".

The statistics reve...