Netherlands best behaved country in EU

Posted on Apr 29, 2010 in News | 3 comments

The Netherlands is among the best behaved EU countries when it comes to implementing EU laws. The Netherlands was condemned only three times by the European Court of Justice in 2009.

“That is very, very few”said a spokesman for the Court Thursday for the presentation of the figures. Only Denmark has exceeded our country with only one conviction. By contrast, Greece was convicted 22 times.

Also over a period of five years The Netherlands scores as a second best, after Denmark. The Netherlands was only convicted fourteen times for breaching EU laws. The worst country is Italy, with 72 convictions in five years.

The European Court handles cases from the European Commission against the EU countries. It also deals with cases against the EU institutions, and companies or citizens believe that EU rules are not applied.

More at The Dutch Daily News

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  • http://google coby

    ik ben zo trots op mijn kleine nederland
    ik ben een geboren nederlander en woon sinds 1956 in australia
    maar in m,n hart ben ik nog steeds nederlander
    ons mooie landtje. het is dat ik m,n kinderen en kleinkinderen hier heb wonen , anders was ik al lang terug gekeerd naar m,n fijne landtje
    hartelijke groeten coby

  • http://www.facebook.com/victoria.raw Victoria Raw

    So NL is SECOND best after Denmark according to the article body? This is either misleading or confusing.

  • Michael Bernsen. Woking UK

    Het is allen jammer dat er zoveel negatieve berichten in de krant staan over de recesie, dat doet niemand goed.