Commission refers Slovenia to the Court of Justice over transposition of budgetary rules

Background:

The Directive on requirements for budgetary frameworks of the Member States (Council Directive 2011/85/EU) stipulates that Member States should transpose the provisions of that Directive into their national legal systems by 31 December 2013, and that they should communicate the text of those national laws to the Commission. Slovenia only submitted a partial notification of such measures.

The Directive is one of the six legislative measures known as the 'Six-Pack' that were adopted in 2011 to strengthen economic governance in the European Union. It aims to make sure Member States conduct sound budgetary policies and to render their fiscal policy more robust.

The Commission addressed a letter of formal notice to Slovenia in January 2014, and a reasoned opinion in October 2014, urging it to notify transposition measures. However, Slovenia had not yet complied with the Commission's reasoned opinion.

The European Commission decided on 13 July 2017 to refer Slovenia to the European Court of Justice for its failure to notify transposition measures related to the Council Directive 2011/85/EU, which sets requirements for Member States' budgets.